For all those times that they told me that they were glad that I am still the same old cheery,bubbly and over-friendly girl that they knew two years ago.
I could only thought,"If only they could see how I truly am throughout the entire time I tried to get back up on my two feet after I have failed my recent examinations."
Once,there was a talk session with this Malaysian astronaut who came to our school about 4 years ago. When I saw him,I saw an ambitious and a very strong-willed man who believed in himself.I appreciated his presence,more so with his talk.Then he asked us students about who do we want to be,there were a show of hands before me.Following after he picked me and I stood up nervously holding the mike given to me and said,"I..I want to be something -"
He interrupted by kindly saying,"Someone you mean?"
At the same time the others were snickering,groaning,laughing and so on.Which I kind of understood because it was silly of me to make that kind of mistake.
"Yes!I meant that I want to be someone who the younger people looks up to. Yeah...".
I think he sensed that I was a bit embarrassed and (still) nervous because of the reactions I received from the audience that he told me,"It's okay ,it's fine. Let them laugh at you. It is fine,you can do this."
I was relieved that he knew how I felt and appreciated those comments.The snickering stopped and I sat down.I wondered,just how many of those jeerings and unbeliefs that he faced?It seems that he has faced more that he could let on.
Ever since then,I remembered him as one of the very few adults who believes in me.
This memory of mine is only one of the few that gets me motivated.I am retaking the examinations for the third time already and I am still trying to get back up on my feet.
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