Would Life Be Better Lived If Viewed From This Perspective?

What if you see life this way? – as a university. We all belong to this institution studying different courses. The only difference would be that unlike universities where we all know the courses we are studying, we do not necessarily know the course we are studying in this university of life until we actually finish the course. It is on the congratulatory message that we actually see the course we just studied for.

Let’s say for instance, as a student of life’s university, you are studying a course called patience, you would never know till you finish. All it would supply to you are the subjects you would need to finish the course.  Subjects in life’s university usually have to do with co-students (human beings) and their emotions. To pass a particular course in a semester, it might give you a sensitive boss for instance. And sometimes, depending on the level of patience you need, there might be many topics in the subject. The title of the subject could be – ‘a sensitive boss’. Under the ‘subject’ are topics such as a difficult co-worker, annoying new flat mate, bad bus drivers and conductors (especially for those that resides in Lagos Nigeria), etc. You get the gist? Now repeat a similar process for a course such as diligence, loyalty, perseverance and the likes. Besides, given this clue, what course can you say you are currently undergoing in the university of life?

Just like a university boasts of lecturers, and the likes, there are lecturers in this life’s university as well. Just as it is in real university, these lecturers can only teach you based on their level of understanding and experience. If you are fortunate, you go to one who knows the subject very well, and can guide you through your process of understanding. If the reverse is the case, and one meets someone who appears to know but does not actually know, the result of his teaching could lead you to frustration, and as a result, make you need further help.

No doubt, in real life universities, there are Professors. Well, in this life’s university, there is only one Professor. This Professor has successfully seen zillions of humans through life – right from birth, till exit. The amazing thing about this Professor is that he is patient enough to give each individual a personal template, especially in times of confusion and times we are dealing with very difficult ‘courses’. He is a basic line between us and our Creator. He is – The Holy Spirit.

The only way to access Him (who can also pass as a Grand patron of life university) is to acknowledge His Partners’ existence, and believe in them. Such way, He can basically receive information from them, and pass it on to us, so our lives can be lived with more ease while in the university (which fortunately/unfortunately takes a lifetime). If His partners are your enemy, there is no way He can bring information from them to you. And His partners? – God and Jesus. Him being one with them, you can’t accept Him, and reject the others. You have to accept the Lordship of the three, for you to have unrestricted access to them. All you have to do is say you accept their Lordship, and that they are welcome to guide you through life.

A reason why I started writing this article was to talk about the cycles of life. How we learn and unlearn in each cycle, and as well, how things we learnt in a last cycle can become a burden in the next cycle. Wanted to talk about the compulsory act of shedding, and adding in life, which (fortunately or unfortunately?) happen in cycles. I guess that might be a topic for another day, as the article instead of conforming to my wish, took a mind of its own.

I hope we are blessed? And perhaps received a little more clarity about life and situations? - That all things work together for our good in the end no matter how bad it seems or starts? I learnt something quite new with this article, I hope you did too. Till I see you next week by His Grace, keep being a great student of life. See you on graduation day (if you actually invite me by sharing your passed courses with the blog: the processes and how it turned out). Until then, much love.

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