How I failed my exams
How I failed my exams.
In the crisp morning air of the military academy, I stood tall, my uniform pressed, and my heart full of dreams. I had come so far, sacrificed so much, to stand here among the best and brightest. But life, as I've learned, has a way of teaching us its harshest lessons when we least expect them.
Two exams. Two typographical errors, born perhaps from the exhaustion of sleepless nights spent studying, or maybe from the overwhelming pressure to excel in a world where mediocrity is not one of my options. I remember the moment I saw my results. 92%. A score that would have made my family beam with pride back home. But here, in this unforgiving crucible of military excellence, it was a mark of failure. The irony was not lost on me. How could one fail with such a high score? Yet I failed. I had made a typographical error on two clinical documents I should not have.
The days that followed were a blur of emotions. Shame, anger, disbelief – they all warred within me as I grappled with the reality of my situation. But even as I struggled with the weight of the failure, life continued its relentless march forward. I threw myself into my studies with renewed vigor, determined to prove that I was more than the sum of two mistakes. And slowly, painfully, I clawed my way back.
Graduation day arrived, bathed in sunlight and the collective pride of those who had made it through. As I stood there, diploma in hand, the numbers echoed in my mind: I had graduated with a 94.37%. A testament to resilience, to the human spirit's capacity to rise from the ashes of disappointment.
As I stepped off the parade ground that day, I carried with me not just a diploma but a profound understanding of what it means to fail, to persevere, and ultimately, to triumph. At that moment, I knew that this story was a story I must share with everyone. The fact that you failed at a relationship, marriage, or business does not make you a failure. Failure is an event, not a person. Dust your soul, and roar again!
Yours in failure,
Oyinkansola Alabi
The Emotions Doctor
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