Never in my life have I become an honor student or even got the covetous Latin honor when I was in college. So whenever I’m listening to someone’s valedictory address I couldn’t help myself from getting envious about their momentous success. Hearing such made me wish that I could have their extraordinary wits, and made me wonder if I could dish out their brain and put it into mine, would I be like them? Like them who are so good enough to fit in this competitive world.
How come I was never an honor student?
It all begun during my grade schooling days. At that period of my life, I had difficulty understanding our school textbook even if somebody was tutoring me. Thus, I was usually losing focus on the lessons that my teacher was discussing. While my classmates expressed their hunger for learning, me, I was always imagining things and wishing the classes was over so I could watch my favorite Cartoon Network shows. I knew, from that time, that I was far too different from the bright children as expected by their parents – a doctor, lawyer, politicians, and other most regarded professions someday.
It continued when I was in high school. I never pushed myself to study hard because I knew I couldn’t be as good as those of my classmates wearing .50m graded eyeglasses. My priority in high school was just to pass. Period.
i never aimed to be on top because no matter how hard I studied, even I burn all my eyebrows late at night studying my lessons, I could never get the chance to be Valedictorian. So why should I stress myself, right? High school is supposedly spent for the fun things in life because it is the time of your life when you truly live young. I have to experience falling in love, late-at-night hanging out, scrolling in the plaza, cutting classes sometimes, and sleep overs.