I want to tell my story to all of you.

I was once jobless. One day, I saw a job vacancy on Instagram, I asked the person in charge about the vacancy. He knew about my illness, Schizoaffective Disorder, and he said that I wouldn't be able to cope with the stress.

He made it clear that I wouldn't be able to survive the burden. Broken heartedly, I said okay, it was fine. I convinced myself that there would be a better opportunity out there. And there was.

I applied for a job vacancy at an Australian company and I was accepted. To make things short, I told the HR Manager about my illness. The first thing that she asked was, "How can we help you to work?"

And that was the first company which ever asked me such a hopeful question.

After a week of employment, I struggled because there were too many codes to memorize and too many procedures to remember. I wanted to talk to my team leader that it was too much for me but I was too anxious.

I thought to myself, "To tell is burdening but to keep it is much worse". So I slowly talked to my team leader about my condition. You know what? She thanked me for telling her because she could understand my situation and help me professionally.

A month later, I was awarded for being one of the top performers in that particular month. That's me, scoring 100%.

I grow and learn a lot of new things in that company. I couldn't be more thankful for this.

And the person who rejected me because I was depressed? I thank him for that. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be in that company and wouldn't achieve what I've achieved.

Thing is, people can thrive if they are given the chance and are supported. If you are already successful, then nourish people to become successful like you. Don't push them away, don't look down on them, regardless healthy, sick, or disabled people.

Treat people like how you want to be treated.

Treat people like how you want God to treat you.