Good day everyone, it's such a great privilege to be here once again to partake in this contest. I have just been thinking and thinking what part of my journey do far to share, it's been really tough trying to bring back much memories to see which one holds water the more and then I stumbled on this experience what I actually passed through when I was growing up and how I scale through so just stay tuned as you scroll with me.
I think most of my records right from my primary school of how I performed academically wasn't that impressive, I wasn't that bright student, I never topped it in my class, I was just among those struggling, some people would like to call this dull but no student is actually dull you just haven't figure out the person's strength. To me I did my best but you know that thing where they say your best is not enough that's how I would like to prescribe it, I actually love playing so I think that is what I took seriously 😂 you could actually call me the minister of play! play!!.
Even when we collect our results after the end of session and we are heading home, I could remember when one girl was crying that her results were bad and her parents would beat her at home and me that I was also have a bad results was just there looking at her less concerned about my own result because actually my parent were the encouraging type they will not make a big deal that you failed but encourage you with love so most of the times I don't fear taking those results home.
MY STRUGGLES!
I got to secondary school my performance was still the same thing and sometimes I would just be thinking how my mates have always been called out to receive gifts during graduations and I was never called upon even right here in secondary school but I kept on struggling this time I would say I put more effort but the competition was much and as a struggling student that became my discouragement, there were really things that triggered me sometimes made me jealous and it was actually the fact that those bright student, those students that always topped it in class were mostly preferred by the teachers.
When it comes to selecting students to go for debate they would pick the intelligent student and most of us who have interest in debate won't even be selected for screening, when it comes to press club you can be allowed to join but you would hardly be given any paper to broadcast they always give those bright student, even in class it was the same thing so the favouritism was not really funny it was actually getting to me because you would see all the attention transferred to this student and we are left to figure out our steps by ourselves.
A MILESTONE FOR ME.
All those started getting to me, I wanted to be called upon in graduation, I wanted to be celebrated, I wanted to participate in activities in school, I wanted to feel important, settling for less was not sounding good at that period so I started paying attention in class, I started doing my homework myself and not trying to copy from others, I started reading ahead before test weeks and exam period, I always had my notes complete, I was always asking questions in class, I started been friends with those who know book I mean the bright and intelligent student, I left those friends of mine who playing was there priority.
And then my change began, infact I later on noticed that those friends which I cling around were actually the ones dragging me behind, untill I changed them I saw the urge to read in the night, I saw the urge to have a complete note, I saw the urge to do my homework before submission date and not on the submission day, I started ranking top best 10 student, me that was struggling with 20 upwards was now ranking 10 downwards, I saw the happiness in my parents how they became more confident and proud of me that it got to the point where sometimes they would causally ask me to mention what I want and they would get it for me.
I started reading with my new peers in class during our free period, this girl was no longer that dull student who was struggling, this girl always found joy in going to school everyday and was sad during holidays or weekends because I would miss learning and miss my Friends. Indeed a good friends is riches and treasures to you, more than anything have good companies, ones that would want to see your rising, ones that brings out the best in you, ones that in your absence they pray for you and not gossip about you.
Thanks so much for listening and reading at the same time I hope your time was well spent. I still remain your girl @graceze and if you do have a good and loyal friend tag them in the comments section 👇.
Thanks 😘.