This is my story filled with would-be’s, could-be’s, and should-be’s, typical of every individual’s story laced with possibilities, opportunities, and a tinge of dashed hope here and there. Mine was not that different, although it had a slight twist.
Like every young adult with dreams, desires, and expectations for life, my exuberant and boisterous self had looked forward to life after school. I craved the thrills, freedom, boisterousness, the understanding of the consequences of my decisions, and the motivation to make an impact in whatever I chose to be or do.
I guess you might be thinking, “bro, calm down, how many people dey think this kind way?”. Well, honestly, I did get carried away sometimes, but as the oldest of four children, I had a reason to jolt back to reality.
A reality check and defining moment for me was when I was at the 300 level in the university when my dad suddenly passed away. As expected, I had a million questions running through my mind, how did it happen? Why did it happen? Why now? What would change? Would life and home ever be the same without my dad? Of course, life would never remain the same, and yes, a lot would change, and we would never remain the same.
I thought my family had reached rock bottom with me right behind the rock, filled with the grief of losing a loved one and realizing that all might never return to normal. With the overwhelming pain I felt, I soon entered a depression after returning to school. I became disinterested in attending classes which resulted in almost failing some courses, and honestly, I never imagined I could graduate from school.
I was nothing short of overwhelmed, swamped with the immense responsibility of taking care of my mother and siblings and the significant concern about how my tuition would be paid. At the least, I needed a job to fill the financial gap in my family; to do that, I needed to graduate with a degree first. Recall I said I had hopes, dreams, and desires, all these flashed before my eyes, and here I was faced with a dilemma I never saw coming.
Truthfully, it would be a resounding and echoing “God forbid” if I had played this scenario in my head that my father would suddenly pass away, leaving the entire shattered family to my 300-level undergraduate self as the directionless “breadwinner”. Thankfully, my father thought about the possibility of this day. He did not take a chance at life’s mortifying possibilities.
Expectedly, you might say maybe my dad had an illness or probably knew he would leave mother earth sooner than he thought. Even if he did preempt such time as this (like everyone should), he certainly couldn’t stop the inevitable, and neither could he have foretold the exact moment of his departure. However, one thing he knew for sure was that he cared for his family and was willing to protect us even from the obscurity of death.
This is the point where you ask, what did my father do? What step did he take to protect our future? Did I eventually graduate from school? Did my family finally had a better shot at a brighter future despite losing its breadwinner? Gladly, the answers to these questions are in the affirmative, all thanks to a smart financial decision made by my proactive father.
To cut a long story short, my family has a better shot at a brighter and more rewarding life, and I also graduated from university. These are positive consequences of a single decision made by my dad, the decision of having the foresight to take a life insurance policy. What were the odds, and who would have thought that the huge benefits received from the insurance plan would be a huge blessing to my family, providing recompense and succour in ways we could not have imagined?
This real-life encounter taught me that a single proactive decision could steer a ripple effect of unending support for your loved ones, reassuring you that should life happen suddenly, the future can still be bright despite the looming time of losing a loved one.
With the Leadway Life insurance policy, my fathers’ labour to provide for and protect his family was not in vain, so much so that even years after his demise, his legacy lives on. I am forever grateful to him for not taking any chances but ensuring that he created wealth and proactively provided a plan to transfer them to his beloved family.
Finally, I would like to show my appreciation to Leadway Assurance for the support received during such a difficult time, and I am also thankful for Leadway’s commitment to its customers.
If you are interested in looking for how to protect your loved ones proactively and efficiently with the Leadway Assurance Life insurance policy, speak with Leadway’s Financial Management Experts or kindly visit www.leadway.com or call the Leadway Assurance Financial Management Experts on 01-2800-700 or email [email protected] for professional advice on the next steps.
