My Office Diaries | July 1, 2008
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This is the start of another day in the month of July. There are some good things that happened in July. One important event is the Independence Day of America. But I hope to gain some kind of independence in certain aspects of my life that have been gripping and choking me over the past couple of days.
Sad to say, I am down in spirit. Although I try to lighten my disposition, reality always surfaces.
I arrived too early at the bank, around 8:15 a.m., trying to keep a relentless spirit. But anxiety and apprehension about what lies ahead continue to haunt me. I have not yet learned my lessons. My challenge now is how to maintain a peaceful mind and composed self amid the upheaval in my life. Things are always easier said than done. This is a battle between self-composure and reality.
I do have some ways of solving my short-term problems. I hope they succeed. It’s a matter of will, determination, and a little creativity.
It’s now 9:59 a.m. at my workstation, and I have no customer to serve at the moment. This gives me time to think about my wife. I haven’t heard from her. I hope she has already received her salary and that nothing bad has happened. I understand her situation and can imagine the loneliness she feels being far from her loved ones.
Last Saturday morning, even though she had no money left and had used her last load, she still called our daughter, who was celebrating her second birthday. I wasn’t able to prepare anything due to financial constraints. It’s the start of the school year, and most of my money went to school supplies and uniforms.
Oops, a customer has just arrived. I’m serving her now. She miscounted her money—she wrote $4,000.00, but it was actually $4,100.00. I let her correct it.
That’s all for today.
"You leave home to seek your fortune. And when you get it, you go home and share it with your family." — Anita Baker