Once a lady reaches 30, society frowns at her if she is still single. She has to stand her ground lest she bows to the pressure of getting married quickly. This was the case of Amina. As a 30-year-old spinster, she thought her singleness was a disease. At least that was the society made her believe. Since it appeared all her friends were married, she felt like this odd one. It has been a lonely journey since she broke up with her ex-boyfriend. That was 6 years ago, he had moved on and probably had a new girl. There she was, booless, not even a date invitation.
During that period she had stopped taking care of herself. It was like the whole world was coming to an end. She tied her happiness to being loved by a man. That fateful day, she sat on the couch and decided to watch TV. Normally, it would have been a Nollywood channel for Amina, but she was drawn to this lady preacher, and the way she boldly spoke.
“If you are married, be grateful. Don’t only focus on your marriage, keep your ambitions alive”
“If you are single, also need grateful. Use the time to do all you want to do while you can. Once you get married and have children, you have to include them ain’t your decisions “
“Use every season of your life well otherwise you would wake up one day and find out you are 94 and life passed you by” The lady preacher pored out before she continued.
But it was those last words that kept ringing in Amina’s head. If she continues wallowing in pity that she is single. She would be throwing her life away when she can still do things that bring her joy.
She got up from the couch. Looking at her reflection, she was a mess. Hair unkempt, shoulders drooping, her face was pale. It had been the same clothes for some weeks now. She had to clean up. Then the next stop would be the spa, she needed to spoil herself and get her groove back. It was not the end of the world because she was single. As long as she was living, every day was a new beginning to start over. Amina had found completeness in her singleness.