Leadership cost a little suffering but .. ... ....

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."

Life is full of surprises and nobody knows how and when life incidents give us surprises shock. I will never forget my first day at my University. Let me explain a little bit about it. On the first day of university, I sat on the first bench and I used to sit in the front row from earlier. On the first day, there was nothing serious happened except a formal class to know each other. The lecturer asked about everyone's identity and some silly things which naturally ask whenever we go to some place for the first time.

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Everything was well and on the first day I was also enjoying the moments but at the time the class ended the lecturer said me to stand up and said to contact all teachers to know about the class and nominated me as a temporary class leader. I was shocked and I never wanted it but I could not deny it also because it was the first day and how can I deny it to my teacher? So temporarily I was doing the responsibility of class leader. After two-week teachers came and said to select a permanent class leader by discussing between ourselves or the voting system. I get relieved to hear thinking that finally, I am going to be free. But my classmates said that there is no need for it and all of them agreed to select me as a permanent class leader. I am shocked to see that one single person didn't show interest to be in the class leader and as a result I became the permanent class leader and for 5 years I am taking responsibility for my class as a leader😂. I never get an opportunity to escape from it. I never imagined that I would pass my university life as a class leader. And it was the first time I took responsibility as a leader. It wasn't easy but not so difficult also.

As a leader, I tried my best to fulfill my duty very well. In the beginning time, I was a little bit confused about many cases but with time I overcome it and it's natural also. I thought only discussing class time with teachers is the only thing of class leader but I was wrong because it's more than it.

In any kind of program, seminar, or meeting I need to stay in front doesn't matter how much busy I am. I need to concern all of my friends received food, T-shirt, and other thing in the program. I need to think about them before thinking about me.
If some kind of disagreement occurs the classmates divide into two groups and I need to handle the situation and try to make them reunite again and I always need to be careful not to hurt others through my words.
Several times classmates complain about teachers and teachers also complain about my classmates to me. Sometimes It gave me a feeling like I became trapped better the teachers and students complain. Both classmates and teachers remove their frustration and anger on me. In most cases both are right. But I became a sufferer in the middle of them. I need to balance the situation on both teacher's side and my classmate's side. At the beginning time, I feel burdened by it but now I became used to it.
I am the representative of my classmates and for the sake of them, I need to present their opinion and request to teachers. I need to go to university most of the time even if I don't want to go.

You might be thinking that I only face disadvantages only because of it. It's not true. There exist many advantages of it also.

I became popular and I am able to meet with various kinds of people with a higher position in the programs and occasions because of a leader. I learned many things from those people. Whenever teachers need help in their research they call me first for it. I get the opportunity to know more about research from other students because I am the leader. The connection with seniors, juniors, and others become strong because I am the leader. I am sure that the connection I made in five years because of the class leader will help me in the upcoming days. At the current time, many people are concerned about me and care for me because I am the leader.

Whatever I suffered or sacrificed is temporary but whatever I got to is permanent. Everything I received because I am the leader and I think leadership gave me huge and cost me the minimum. Most importantly it gave me the lesson of how to take and fulfill responsibility well and how to motivate and manipulate others well. Those life lesson is very precious which I might not achieve if I wasn't a leader.

I am not sure if I was born a leader or not but now I know that I have the capability of leadership.