Tests Tests Tests.....

As I was done with my 2nd Term Examinations for 10th grade in school, I was confident that I would have at least passed in all my subjects. After my results had come, I failed in the 3 most important subjects for me to pass-SST, Science, French. I was devastated and didn't know how I was going to tell my parents after all the hard work they had done for me to get to 10th grade and for my brother to get into a very good college in India. I expected a huge shouting but instead they talked to me calmly and told me that I had to do my part otherwise God would not be able to help me with the rest. 

A week later, my mom had returned from India after dropping my brother off at college. Immediately after, my dad faced problems of being terminated from work. That was my wake-up call. I knew that God had done this to show me how much my parents go through every day and suffer just to give me a life in order to build my future into a successful and joyful one. I couldn't believe it, all that trouble, for me? This is when I started getting closer and closer to God. I studied in such a way I had never studied before. I worked very hard, every day for my remedials and then saw that I could do well enough to get the stream that I wanted. When I got my remedial results, my parents were very happy and kept encouraging me to study harder and harder. After I had done so I had finally achieved the goal I was aiming for. I cleared my board exams with 78.5%. This was the first ever time I had received an aggregate above 70-75%. Although I expected more, I am still happy with it.

By the time I publish this, I probably would have finished all my exams and would currently be doing my 11th Grade while closing onto my First term exams. At the end I have finally learnt my lesson that is - "NO PAIN, NO GAIN".