Shoemaker Becomes Medical Doctor, Celebrates on Social Media With Nice Pictures
- A shoemaker has expressed his excitement on the social media platform TikTok as he became a medical doctor following his graduation
- The shoemaker shared an inspiring message to the public, as he highlighted lessons that medicine and shoemaking taught him
- The new doctor encouraged people not to despise their small beginnings, noting that their current tools could be shaping their greater purpose
A Nigerian shoemaker has celebrated on TikTok as he completed his medical studies, making him a doctor.
The doctor, with the TikTok handle @doki_onibata, released his graduation photoshoot alongside pictures depicting his shoemaking occupation.
Source: TikTok
Shoemaker turned doctor inspires people
@doki_onibata noted that he wore an apron before wearing a white coat, adding that he learnt patience from every stitch and every failed design taught him resilience on the shoemaking job.
In his TikTok post, the medical doctor further highlighted the lessons he learnt in medicine and shoemaking. He emphasised that his shoemaking occupation did not confine him or distract him, but rather prepared and disciplined him.
Describing himself as a symbol of doggedness, the doctor advised netizens never to despise their small beginnings. In his words:
"Your shoe maker who is now a medical doctor.
"From crafting soles to saving souls. I am a shoemaker who is also a medical doctor. 👞🩺 Before I wore a white coat, I wore an apron. Before I held a stethoscope, I held leather, thread, and a hammer. I learned patience from every stitch, resilience from every failed design, and dignity from honest work. Shoemaking taught me that greatness is built step by step.
"Medicine taught me that lives are changed heartbeat by heartbeat. I am proof that your background does not limit your future. The workshop did not confine me, it prepared me. The hustle did not distract me, it disciplined me. Every pair of shoes I made funded a dream that stood taller than my circumstances.
"Today, I stand not just as a doctor, but as a symbol of doggedness, grit, and grace. A craftsman at heart. A healer by profession. A testimony in motion. Never despise small beginnings. Your current tools may be shaping your greater purpose."
The medical doctor did not disclose the institution from which he graduated.
Source: TikTok
See his TikTok post below:
Netizens celebrate doctor for his achievement
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the doctor's TikTok post below:
Official_abas said:
"Don’t quit that shoe business. Expand it. Congrats bro. Waiting for my own turn."
Doctor Shoe 🩺 ✂️ said:
"Congratulations boss 🎉 Take me as your boy abeg. I'm feeling motivated🤲 I will be needing your advices in the journey cos I'm just starting."
Ñøvå pwëßh said:
"Congratulations 🎉 🎉 .God will give you strength to keep on going it wasn't easy but he led you through every step he walked ahead of you in every thing it wasn't easy but he was with you throughout this journey and you pulled it through congrats once again."
omolola said:
"Two degrees.(Dr of shoes and Dr of medicine)......weldone."
Dr Jerry Ugo said:
"Congrats bro. But establish that shoe making business o. We de suffer for this medical profession. No money anywhere except you own your private practice. Even hand done de meet consulatant."
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a former chemist in the United States had become a shoemaker after moving back to Nigeria.
Shoemaker bags degree from UI
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a female shoemaker had bagged a first-class degree in engineering from the University of Ibadan (UI).
Celebrating her academic feat on social media, an excited Victoria shared that she bagged a first-class degree in civil engineering from UI.
The young lady mentioned her scholarships and CGPA, while revealing that she owned a shoemaking brand and was also a web developer.
Source: Legit.ng
