For seven wearisome years,
Lumgwen tried all she could to be an excellent Administrator, dealing with a complicated
scheduling for his supervisor in the northern part of Cameroon. She decided to
take on a new turn in her life. She packed her things and headed for Yaounde in
pursuit of her dream—starting her own movie production business.
A friend living there had
told her Yaounde would be the best place to start up because of the many
opportunities it offers in terms of creating contacts. Off she went not scared
of any downside. She envisioned a successful life, being her own boss and
living her dream.
In Yaounde, Lumgwen lived
with a friend for two months while setting up and decided shortly after to cut
the cord with her friend and move out. Setting up her business took longer than
anticipated. With no money coming in life got really hard on her. She was broke
and broken. At one point, she had no money and no place to live. But she
refused to give up. She refused to lose hope. She refused to let the feeling of
despair ruin her. She refused to let the pain inside win the battle. A voice
inside kept on telling her, she would make it.
One day, she read an announcement
about an auditioning and went there. She was first to arrive the venue and so
while waiting for things to start, she went into introspection and reflections…
hmmmm pursuing dreams, how I wish it were a smooth ride, the twists and curves one
has encountered could leave you full of negative thoughts and doubting your
ability to succeed. Here I am, almost accepting my situation as fate and
settling for defeat.
I am a dream chaser, I will not give up yet! I have to keep my
dreams alive, I have to work out a way to avoid making certain mistakes. I am the
pilot, only I and I alone can take charge of my dreams and fly to places I’ve
never been. Nothing lasts forever, even the harsh life I have known all so
well. I should be living the dream I left my Administrator Job to pursue—producing
movies on my own terms…
Just then, a hand shock
her out of her contemplation to inform her that all was set for the auditioning
to begin. She was surprised to realize the hall had filled up with people. She
smiled to herself, raised her hands towards the skies in gratitude to God and
off she went.
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