Greetings everyone, I’m really glad to be part of the Hivestudent community.
People often make promises to themselves that they later discover they cannot fulfill, and those promises eventually turn into lies. I remember some years ago, before I gained admission into a higher institution, I made a strong promise to myself that I would graduate with a first-class degree. At that time, most of my friends were already in school. Whenever I shared my ambition with them, they laughed and told me that I would understand better when I finally got into school.
Eventually, I gained admission into one of my favorite schools. About a week after resumption, I met many people and carefully chose a few friends. To my surprise, these new friends had made the same promise to themselves that I had made before gaining admission. Determined to achieve our goals, one of us suggested that we start night classes, and we all agreed. In our first year, we studied very hard, as if we would never need to read again.
A few months later, examinations began. After completing our first semester exams, we were all happy and confident because we knew how much effort we had put in. Personally, I was even expecting a distinction. However, when the results were released, they were not what we expected. Most of us were disappointed and some even cried. Despite that, I motivated myself to keep pushing forward.
Unfortunately, the same thing happened in the second semester. We then held a meeting among ourselves where we discussed our academic performance and encouraged one another to sit up and do better in the next session.
To cut the story short, by the time we got to 300 level, second semester, I finally realized that I could no longer fulfill the promise I made to myself. When I checked my CGPA, it was nothing to be proud of, and the same was true for my friends. That was when I understood that the biggest lie I had ever told myself was believing that determination alone was enough.
Thank you for reading.
Picture is mine.
