Chapter 3: Me as a student
At home, she is a daughter. To her ate, she is her younger sibling. To her friends, she is their talented and loyal company. To him, she is the apple of his eye. For some, she could be the witch in the story or could be that funny fairy .
She is here, speaking in the front of you. I am Maria Anthonette Du. I have many roles in my life , but today, I will talk about who is Anthonette Du inside the four corners of the classroom.
What Am I as a student?
If I were to rate , Academic activities consume ninety- eight percent of my student's life and only two percent was only left for my social interaction. You probably think that I am exaggerating.
But this is true. It is happening to me, right now. The you ask me , "How is that possible?"
Well, let me tell you.
96? 90?88. ?or 75?
What are those?
You say they are numbers. But as a student, those numbers meant extra value to me.
Deadlines! High standards that need to be met! Projects, assignments, paper works! It felt like I am being chased by ticking bombs! It felt like I will be drowned on the sea of paperworks and academic requirements. It made me cry in frustration. It made me sleep less at night. It made me felt all kinds of emotions.
I am exhausted- mentally, physically, emotionally, and psychologically.I want to shout! I want to stop! But then, I have no choice but to keep on running! Run! Faster! If I fall, I must stand up. Because , this is all about survival . If I fail, I'll die. If I finish, I win and live. I gave my all to achieve the highest grade that I could. All these hardships, I endured to get to the top.
But there comes a time in our life when we are too exhausted, too burned out to continue the striving at the top. I was an achiever. But now, I am listening, but I don't know why I don't understand a thing .Is my brain rotting? Or maybe I am dumb?
Among the student types, I would classify myself as an achiever turned into a no-star loner who won't talk unless approached, thus I said that my social interaction as a student is only two percent.
The pressure, and stress made my student life hard to breathe. But being lonely made it even harder and depressing. When life floods you, and you don't have a net to save you , you feel like this is the end.
Yet, someone told me that learning is the goal of being a student. Learning is sometimes painful. It requires sacrifices, inconvenience , and discomfort .So, I learned because of these hardships that life won't adjust for you. It's up to you to cope up with life's stressors. I cannot control problems, but I could control my emotions, and my approach towards dealing with the problems I encounter as a student.
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