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Long story short, I've dedicated my whole life to my career, now holding an engineering role with close ties to my company's executive committee. To get here, I chose to stay single and even burned bridges with family and friends.

Recently, though, I've been questioning it all. A close colleague, who worked directly under the CTO and was with the firm for nearly 20 years, was abruptly fired after a minor disagreement. Seeing someone so loyal and experienced dismissed so easily made me realize how fragile my own position is. If that happened to me, I don’t know if I could recover. It's left me feeling nihilistic about all the sacrifices I made for my career.

I can buy any car I want, own the latest phones and gadgets, dine at the finest restaurants, and even pay for the company of the most expensive escorts. Yet, none of it fills the void. I’ve achieved what most would call success, but it feels hollow. Every purchase, every indulgence, is just a fleeting distraction from the emptiness that lingers. The more I have, the more I realize how little it all means. What’s the point of all this wealth and status if, at the end of the day, I still feel utterly alone and unfulfilled?

Suicideboy:
Long story short, I've dedicated my whole life to my career, now holding an engineering role with close ties to my company's executive committee. To get here, I chose to stay single and even burned bridges with family and friends.

Recently, though, I've been questioning it all. A close colleague, who worked directly under the CTO and was with the firm for nearly 20 years, was abruptly fired after a minor disagreement. Seeing someone so loyal and experienced dismissed so easily made me realize how fragile my own position is. If that happened to me, I don’t know if I could recover. It's left me feeling nihilistic about all the sacrifices I made for my career.

I can buy any car I want, own the latest phones and gadgets, dine at the finest restaurants, and even pay for the company of the most expensive escorts. Yet, none of it fills the void. I’ve achieved what most would call success, but it feels hollow. Every purchase, every indulgence, is just a fleeting distraction from the emptiness that lingers. The more I have, the more I realize how little it all means. What’s the point of all this wealth and status if, at the end of the day, I still feel utterly alone and unfulfilled?

Sorry to ask, how old are u now?

Suicideboy:
Long story short, I've dedicated my whole life to my career, now holding an engineering role with close ties to my company's executive committee. To get here, I chose to stay single and even burned bridges with family and friends.

Recently, though, I've been questioning it all. A close colleague, who worked directly under the CTO and was with the firm for nearly 20 years, was abruptly fired after a minor disagreement. Seeing someone so loyal and experienced dismissed so easily made me realize how fragile my own position is. If that happened to me, I don’t know if I could recover. It's left me feeling nihilistic about all the sacrifices I made for my career.

I can buy any car I want, own the latest phones and gadgets, dine at the finest restaurants, and even pay for the company of the most expensive escorts. Yet, none of it fills the void. I’ve achieved what most would call success, but it feels hollow. Every purchase, every indulgence, is just a fleeting distraction from the emptiness that lingers. The more I have, the more I realize how little it all means. What’s the point of all this wealth and status if, at the end of the day, I still feel utterly alone and unfulfilled?

I believe the Family is an important support system, whether its the one you were born into or the one you create. It sounds to me like your professional relationships are all you have and like the example you gave that can be extinguished in the twinkle of an eye.

By nature we tend to want to have deep connections with other people, however small that number may be. We like to share our successes and our pains. In fact its often good for our mental health to have a few deep connections.

The void you feel is a reflection of your nature as a human being.

Seek out reasonable connections with good people and with God and chances are the Void will be filled. People can also be very unreliable so tread with caution.

My opinion is not sacrosant

ogashman:
Sorry to ask, how old are u now?

Old enough to be your father

Suicideboy:
Old enough to be your father

. Nothing is out there on the streets bro,trust me......I really missed my old self...... a time when my introversion paved many ways for me.....Tho family can be helpful sometimes but not all family can be qualified as family...

Bro,stay on your own lane, cuz the wahala for relationship and keeping some worthless company these days can be so draining.

Suicideboy:
Old enough to be your father

Lol...kolo...u never serious

You can buy any car you want you say, you must be joking
Can you buy cars like Cristiano Ronaldo,or even davido or WizKid
You are too arrogant

Suicideboy:
Long story short, I've dedicated my whole life to my career, now holding an engineering role with close ties to my company's executive committee. To get here, I chose to stay single and even burned bridges with family and friends.

Recently, though, I've been questioning it all. A close colleague, who worked directly under the CTO and was with the firm for nearly 20 years, was abruptly fired after a minor disagreement. Seeing someone so loyal and experienced dismissed so easily made me realize how fragile my own position is. If that happened to me, I don’t know if I could recover. It's left me feeling nihilistic about all the sacrifices I made for my career.

I can buy any car I want, own the latest phones and gadgets, dine at the finest restaurants, and even pay for the company of the most expensive escorts. Yet, none of it fills the void. I’ve achieved what most would call success, but it feels hollow. Every purchase, every indulgence, is just a fleeting distraction from the emptiness that lingers. The more I have, the more I realize how little it all means. What’s the point of all this wealth and status if, at the end of the day, I still feel utterly alone and unfulfilled?

Proof you have 50million naira in your account you are not using again , just ($35,000) o
Guy more money is your problem and time management, if na u b dangote u no go dey complain I .

Suicideboy:
Long story short, I've dedicated my whole life to my career, now holding an engineering role with close ties to my company's executive committee. To get here, I chose to stay single and even burned bridges with family and friends.

Recently, though, I've been questioning it all. A close colleague, who worked directly under the CTO and was with the firm for nearly 20 years, was abruptly fired after a minor disagreement. Seeing someone so loyal and experienced dismissed so easily made me realize how fragile my own position is. If that happened to me, I don’t know if I could recover. It's left me feeling nihilistic about all the sacrifices I made for my career.

I can buy any car I want, own the latest phones and gadgets, dine at the finest restaurants, and even pay for the company of the most expensive escorts. Yet, none of it fills the void. I’ve achieved what most would call success, but it feels hollow. Every purchase, every indulgence, is just a fleeting distraction from the emptiness that lingers. The more I have, the more I realize how little it all means. What’s the point of all this wealth and status if, at the end of the day, I still feel utterly alone and unfulfilled?

It is possible even though there will be dark bleak times especially when older Nigerians start complaining about your status.

There are some men and women that wish they were in your shoes and would swap with you in a heartbeat.

Sadly for you and this is a truth, because you have a lot already. You are more likely to meet a lazy, entitled gold digger.

Life is not easy whichever path you tread, everyone is hiding their pain.

D111:
You can buy any car you want you say, you must be joking
Can you buy cars like Cristiano Ronaldo,or even davido or WizKid
You are too arrogant

He was speaking metaphorically

Yes, for the time being. But old age is a very risky period and that time you need either your kids or your family (family asin the one you created through you), dont deepend on the family you came from, they will assist but they will never be there forever, except you have zero your mind to be alone at old age.

Some children also abandon their aging parents, or take them to old age homes instead of bringing them into their house.

marlow1962:
Yes, for the time being. But old age is a very risky period and that time you need either your kids or your family (family asin the one you created through you), dont deepend on the family you came from, they will assist but they will never be there forever, except you have zero your mind to be alone at old age.

I can see a deep desire and need for Jesus!

50/50

Samantha125:
Some children also abandon their aging parents, or take them to old age homes instead of bringing them into their house.

Kids abandoned their parents at old age is a sign of default somewhere in their relationship. Children that takes their parents to a nursing home, I'm sorry for them. Like why will you do that? There's joy in housing and taking good care of your parents yourself, instead of putting them in the hands of strangers, its shows its your turn to take good care of them just like the way they did when the kids were young.

Have you ever looked after or had an elderly person in your house who is between the ages of 85 to 95?

marlow1962:
Kids abandoned their parents at old age is a sign of default somewhere in their relationship. Children that takes their parents to a nursing home, I'm sorry for them. Like why will you do that? There's joy in housing and taking good care of your parents yourself, instead of putting them in the hands of strangers, its shows its your turn to take good care of them just like the way they did when the kids were young.

Samantha125:
Have you ever looked after or had an elderly person in your house who is between the ages of 85 to 95?

Yes, my grandma before she died. Currently talking care of my parents too, not aged though , they have their own home and we took turns in taking care of them ( living under one roof).

helinues:
50/50

do you want me ?

It's time you give your life to CHRIST
ONLY Christ and holy Ghost can fill that void you are feeling
With Christ and purpose in the kingdom Of Christ....u can be happy without a woman or children....aside that, na depression

D111:
You can buy any car you want you say, you must be joking
Can you buy cars like Cristiano Ronaldo,or even davido or WizKid
You are too arrogant

Any car I want, not what Ronaldo, Davido or Wizkid wants.

Suicideboy:
Long story short, I've dedicated my whole life to my career, now holding an engineering role with close ties to my company's executive committee. To get here, I chose to stay single and even burned bridges with family and friends.

Recently, though, I've been questioning it all. A close colleague, who worked directly under the CTO and was with the firm for nearly 20 years, was abruptly fired after a minor disagreement. Seeing someone so loyal and experienced dismissed so easily made me realize how fragile my own position is. If that happened to me, I don’t know if I could recover. It's left me feeling nihilistic about all the sacrifices I made for my career.

I can buy any car I want, own the latest phones and gadgets, dine at the finest restaurants, and even pay for the company of the most expensive escorts. Yet, none of it fills the void. I’ve achieved what most would call success, but it feels hollow. Every purchase, every indulgence, is just a fleeting distraction from the emptiness that lingers. The more I have, the more I realize how little it all means. What’s the point of all this wealth and status if, at the end of the day, I still feel utterly alone and unfulfilled?

I think from your own observations you have already have the answer to the question you asked,a time will reach in your life that those gadgets,money and things that make you happy now will taste like ashs and dust in your mouth,you will seek companionship,good,health and family,go and build bridges with your family and get a good woman to marry,,one tree does not make a forest.

I wonder why anyone would take the OP serious, someone who has devoted his entire life to watch fetish pórn (you'd find disgusting) and come on Nairaland to create multiple monikers that make no sense. He's living such a sad life dwelling in illusion because his reality is his biggest nemesis.

Finestgurlie:
do you want me ?

Stop sounding dumb.

A guy not being proud of his gender. How shameful can such be

Radarada

marlow1962:
Kids abandoned their parents at old age is a sign of default somewhere in their relationship. Children that takes their parents to a nursing home, I'm sorry for them. Like why will you do that? There's joy in housing and taking good care of your parents yourself, instead of putting them in the hands of strangers, its shows its your turn to take good care of them just like the way they did when the kids were young.

Don't forget some wife's or husbands don't want parents of their spouses in their house.

helinues:
Stop sounding dumb.

A guy not being proud of his gender. How shameful can such be

Radarada

then stop sending me numerous dm

Happiness in life is not a function of children, a spouse, or family.

An unhappy man will still be an unhappy husband and vice versa for the woman. You are responsible for your happiness, not your wife, husband, children, government, or country.

Finestgurlie:
then stop sending me numerous dm

Thunder will fire anyone that sent you DM and if you are lying, thunder will fire you

Some elderly people people are a piece of work... I've heard a lot of people complain about them... Even a naughty child can be far better.

My maternal grandmother is also one of them, she moved in with us back home in 2020, but by 2022, we've all had enough of her, she was always causing conflicts in the house... My mother finally decided to take her to an old age home last year because none of her siblings wanted her in their house.

marlow1962:
Yes, my grandma before she died. Currently talking care of my parents too, not aged though , they have their own home and we took turns in taking care of them ( living under one roof).

helinues:
Thunder will fire anyone that sent you DM and if you are lying, thunder will fire you

stop pretending

You can buy any car you want, but are you serious? Can you really buy cars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Davido, or WizKid? That seems a bit presumptuous.

When I hear people say they don't want kids, don't want to marry, don't need friends etc, I always hear it from young people, and never old people.

You still have your youth, strength, can make money, and all these makes you ignore what truly matters. It's really lonely from your 40's above, really really lonely.

pansophist:
When I hear people say they don't want kids, don't want to marry, don't need friends etc, I always hear it from young people, and never old people.

You still have your youth, strength, can make money, and all these makes you ignore what truly matters. It's really lonely from your 40's above, really really lonely.

I know lots of older people who are miserable because of their spouses and children. There are no guarantees in life my friend and, the surest is to find happiness for yourself.