Tom, a boda boda rider from Mbarara, Uganda, shared that for many years he woke up before sunrise and spent long hours on the road, ferrying passengers through sunshine, dust, and rain.
He explained that life was tough, but he always tried to stay positive because the job was his only way to support his wife and two children.
Tom admitted that he had dreams like anyone else, including owning a car one day, but he always felt it would take a miracle for a simple rider like him to achieve that goal.
Tom recounted that things became even more challenging when his motorbike started breaking down nearly every week. He said the little money he earned went straight to repairs and that at one point he even considered quitting, as nothing seemed to go his way.
He revealed that even company promotions he entered never yielded anything—not even a T-shirt. Tom said his friends joked that luck had forgotten him. He laughed along, but inside he felt exhausted and discouraged.
Everything changed, he continued, the day he met a customer who transformed his life. He carried an elderly man from the taxi park to his home, and during the ride, the man told him that some people fail to progress in life because they are…To read more, tap herea
