I would like to react to congratulations from family, friends and classmates over my success in a different way with different views and to begin with I would like to say “you all have been the source of my happiness, motivation, and inspiration. Thank you so much for taking some time to congratulate me, I’m beyond grateful to you all and want to thank you for your good wishes”. I want to go on record to say that I have scored satisfying marks and have achieved it with my capability. I’m not defending myself but I don’t want to delude myself either. I want to talk about the mindset of some people which is rampant in Kashmir. We people are unaware of the actual meaning of education which can be toxic for our future generations”. Education isn’t just for learning the means of earning livelihood but to learn how to live. It isn’t about finding one’s the ability by judging their marks in examinations, just because a child couldn’t remember what a poet wrote in his poem isn’t going to tell us about their intelligence. We can’t deny the fact that lakhs of people have scored full marks in exams and have achieved nothing in life cause of unemployment. So many people beg for jobs, still are depressed, and still are living with their miserable thinking, all we need to change is our mindset and we will become successful. Nobody thinks about the suicide cases during results, and why is it happening? The answer is us. We never try to train our minds to see good in every situation. I even have a question for most of the people.
Why everyone is interested in the 10th, 12th class results while nobody even cares about people who have no jobs and are sitting useless with no career? Jammu and Kashmir have the second-worst unemployment rate among the States in the country. And nobody cares about this unfortunate thing. According to my thinking being an adult and still sitting at their home with nothing is the actual failure.
After the exam, when the result is out people start stating….caring for others is good but discouraging them is bad…some people comment cause of concern but the way they penetrate It has to be good. People continue their life but they leave that child with depression which forces them to suicide. Education has nothing to do with marks but to make us a better person every day. The most powerful weapon Allah has provided us is our mind…which is indeed the reason for our successful life. We should focus on our goals, not marks. We know our worth, our capabilities and with the grace of Almighty, we can achieve so much in life. Another reason to be successful is by giving..we should learn to give every day and it’s what proves our education right. We should stop running after marks and start chasing our goals. Be jubilant, be grateful. Once again I want to thank you for all your love and support. May we all be crowned with happiness!
(The author passed Class X examination from International School Of Kashmir. Views are her own)
