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Lillian Saidi Publishes Her First Book.
THE BOX OF THE COVENANT
I was born in Tanzania, which is one of the East Africa country, to a family of nine
children. I am the seventh child. We were among the poor people in that village,
living only on what we could get.
By Lillian Saidi
My mother separated from my father
when I was 5 years old. When I turned
7, the age for starting primary school
in Tanzania, my mother refused to
register me for school. She believed
that it was a waste of time, since I
would be married in the near future.
The same year I left home at the age
of 7 after discovering my mother was
organising for me to get married at a
such young age to an old man.
I let the village and I went to Town
to look for a job (maid) Since then
I worked as a maid for over twenty.
Incredibly, having only started
school at the age of 19 with no
primary education, that is to say
not knowing how to read and write
completely I managed to go to
secondary and obtained O Level and
A level studies and later graduated
in Business Management. Now I
am a member of the Association of
Business Executives.
You might be asking yourself why I
decided to write a book and share
my story?
This is simply because of what I went
through in my life; I believe I had
these experiences for a reason and
by putting them in writing, I will be
able to help somebody who is going
through similar circumstances. This
book is for anyone who is going
through any challenge in life where
they need someone who can tell
them that they will get through it,
that they can do it, and that there is
a better tomorrow and that they will
make it in life.
And of course, to those people with
dreams and aspirations will not only
be inspired but also given life tools
that will equip them to persevere,
work hard, defy the odds, and
eventually succeed.
What I have shared in the book
basically to tell people that,
regardless of their darkest situation,
there is light at the end of the
tunnel. Persevere and you will find
that tomorrow will be better than
today; you might be going through
a night, but I promise you there will
be a morning. I had so many dark
moments and sleepless nights, I
thought I wouldn’t see tomorrow, but
I always made it to see the sun rise.
Keep dreaming and move forward
whilst focusing on your future!
Some insight of the book
This book and the whole experience
of writing it – sums up my life to
date. It shows that no two lives are
the same and we all go through
different experiences, but life is what
you make it. Find who you are, know
your values and what you stand
for. Believe that your dreams and
aspirations are worth fighting for;
fight for them and they will come.
One of the great lessons I have
learned from my experiences is
that tomorrow will be different to
today. I can say with confidence that
whatever you are doing, whatever
you believe, and despite whatever
circumstances you are facing, you
can make a change and have the
things you dream of. I hope that my
book helps people recognise this
and realise that nothing is impossible
to those who believes.
I would like to take this opportunity
to advice young girls who might be
going through what I went through/
anyone who is going through any
difficulties in life.
They need to have something
bigger
inside
than
their
circumstance, they need to have
something bigger than what they
are going through. That is what will
make them persevere and move
forward. Because it is very easy to
go into depression or even to think
of committing suicide and things
like those one but I just want to
encourage those people that they
need to have something bigger
inside you, something that you are
hoping because everything that is
happening to us we are just passing
through, nothing is permanent
and if they have something bigger
inside them they will be able to
pass through anything because
there is something inside them
which is bigger than what is
surrounding them, which is bigger
than what they see outside. That is
what will be like their fuel for them
to move forward.
I would like to give an example
of a Car: We see the tires moving
the car, but we don’t see the things
inside the car that drive it forward.
The engine inside the car is more
powerful than the parts we see
outside. Without that big thing
inside us, it would be difficult to
overcome any obstacle in life. The
energy inside you is more powerful
than whatever challenge is outside;
you need to have that fuel to drive
you to achieve your dreams in life.
I thank God am now living in England
with my husband and two beautiful
daughters.
The book is called “The Box of the
Covenant” by Gemma is available
from Amazon stores in paperwork
and Ebook.