The Book Of My Struggle

My ticket out of poverty

CHAPTER 1

Life is a very beautiful challenge in our daily lives .Life makes sure it always find a way to drag you down when ever you try to stand out to the wider world.I've never thought that one day I will also experience reality like I see my family does.

I am writing this book as an escape from poverty in my family. My dad has a small business that makes only enough money for me to get to school.But not satisfy all my wants , instance my needs.I have 4 sisters and 1 brother.one is in varsity and the 1 is working for her 2 sons and the other 1 is working for the business in the house.

I usually attend boarding school in Polokwane with the least my family can offer.I used to demand a lot from my parents, not even caring if they had much.I always wanted to look cool and be like other kids at school...they wear expensive clothes and therefore were always recognise by everyone.. I was no one compared to what they were, I always felt less wanted , less beautiful and not coo at all

Everything seemed to be well with them while I'm just pushing to fit in.Some people called me such a boring nerd, some say I ain't got swag .. Most of the time in would tell my parents that I want to leave the school because of mean rich people.

I've learnt something from what I'm experiencing each day. I keep telling myself that it doesn't matter how many houses , how many cars , how much money your parents have.You can have millions in your bank , but as long as I know that I am rich with something you don't have.."KNOWLEDGE" ..

I don't expect people to trust me when I say " my book will be a success" ..Well I know people don't just believe without seeing.. They might not see it, but from my own vision very soon enough I will be my family's bread winner..

CHAPTER 2
COPING IN THE STATE OF POVERTY

It hurt so much to see how people enjoyed their parents money while I had to otherwise save for my future..I mean varsity... There was no guarantee that by the time I get to varsity there will be enough money, but we were just hoping and praying so...I couldn't drop out of school because I didn't have money.. But I will otherwise write more books and publish them and get money or apply for a bursary than to sit at home and say I don't have varsity fees..That would be so stupid I mean 12 years of school is a waste of time and money if I can't be an outcome my family is putting effort into.

I would like to become a financial manager or a civil engineer and a writer at the same time...I'm very passionate in writing so I wouldn't quite what keeps me going...Both of my parents aren't working at all ..But my dad has ice cubes company not really company but a small business that puts food on the table..
So I'm writing this book hoping that it will change my state forever.. I have confidence in myself and I know that its going to sell it doesn't have to be the best seller...

I get inspired by many writers such as Damon Galgut ; Nelson Mandela ; Zakes Mda ; Lewis Nkosi ; Steve Bika  and many more ...I wouldn't havebeen able to write my own book....And writing at boonrat my age is unlikely.. And all the people that I informed about my book said " NO ONE WOULD EVER WANT TO READ A CHILD'S BOOK..NOT IN MILLION YEARS OF LIFE!" But I told .myself that I wasn't going to lose hope...I knew what this book was meant for...so people's comments didn't worry me much ! I mean this is earth everybody will have something to say in every aspect of your life, either friends or family .

Every day of my life I wake up and find something on the table to eat .I kneel down and thank the above one because I know that some people go to bed night and days without any food.poverty is a very painful and distracting thing in a person's life especially teenagers who always want to fit into specific groups of rich kids at school or where ever.But from my own understanding I believe that poverty is not a contagious disease..Just because you mother and father were poor it doesn't mean that in the future you are also going to be poor...And therefore I've old myself that I won't live and die in the state of poverty .

I just wish that what ever plans that my parents have right now will prosper so that I continue with my studies till university......And most of all.....if we don't sell enough ices during December holidays... Then that specifically mean that I won't be able to get back to school....It really hurts...From what I know boarding school is for rich people....but I've come to realise that people have their own plans that may either fail or succeed  ..But God's plans for me never fails...