The Reality Class

Back then in the university, examination was our biggest challenge. Every student dislikes being encased in a hall, and being served question papers and answer sheets for some hours. It was always gory, terrifying and dreadful.  But then, exam is what we have to do and pass to promote to higher level, therefore we just have to do it and pass it –like it or not. And sometimes we would fantasize a miracle should come and eradicate the dreadful examination system; but no miracle came.

After serious lessons and lecturing by our lecturers, plus the preparation time that would be given to us to get ready for the exam, students would also ask lecturers for tips. They want to know which part of their modules the lecturers would ask in exam. Students would dislike any lecturer that is not ready to give tips. They would badmouth him/her. Some students can even decide to drop the course and wait for the next semester.  And after all those institutionalized supports to help student pass, it won’t satisfy them. Students would remain disassembled, desperate and restive, just because they can’t dare to fail. And whenever students see the chance to interact or copy each other in exam halls, they would never hesitate to do so.

Those tricky to-dos worked for us. We passed out and we were so happy, believing that there will be no more terrifying exam papers in our life anymore. We were too juvenile; we were so melodramatic about our passing-out with endless celebration and jubilation. All because there will be no more examinations. We knew nothing then that our graduation was an indirect matriculation to a new class. A new class called REALITY! In this class, an entirely different and very odd pedagogy is adopted for teaching. We were so childish and we ignore to notice that, exams in this new class will no more be in halls and no more papers. There won’t be any study week before exams, no more tips and in fact this class is more strict to the extent that we won’t be seeing the teacher that is teaching us; thus we can’t intimidate anyone again with our bad mouthing. In this new class, we can’t drop course and it is not wise and not encouraging to copy answers, because you and your seatmates are given different questions. More strangely, lessons will be taught after examinations and not before. In this class, even though you pass or fail an exam, the same exam can be brought to you again and again; everything depends on your unseen lecturer. In the reality class, there is no seniority. A senior can be forced to do juniors exam and vice versa.

The more challenging thing is that, in the reality class, only one course is being taught with different modules for different students. The course code is “LIFE”. The unseen lecturer is super powerful, omnipresent and super-high so you can never cheat on him. He alone is the proprietor, the examiner and the creator of the new class. The tips that help in passing exams in reality are: DO’A (prayers) and total submission.   

Friends.. Enemies... and Frenemies

Friends are those that love you, care for you, protect and appreciate you and always ready to absolve your flaws and forgive your shortcomings. they share both sad and happy experiences with you. it will always be peaceable between you and them because there is no need to be careful around them or wary of them. On the other hand, Enemies are those that don't care about you, they don't like you, they don't wish you well. They are always ready to zing your opinion and they are naturally cynical about you. They enjoy gloating at your failures and your achievements will always irritate them. It is not too dangerous to be around them, because you know they are your Enemies, you are suppose to be careful with them. The sad thing is that, this life would have been so easy and peaceful if there is no third categorization of relationship. There are also "FRENEMIES", those are the most perilous set of human being, they are neither a friend nor an enemy. they won't hate you truly and they won't like you sincerely. they will be utterly a supporter but inherently they are your antagonist. Because you don't know who they actually are, what they actually hold against you and what is really your offense to them, it is almost impossible to impress them. Unfortunately, this life is naturally imbalance, friends are always rare to get and enemies won't linger too much around you, but Frenemies won't stay with you per se and won't go away for good. They will just be a life appendage and you will have no other option than to learn diplomacy. Much more more love to my sincere friends !!! I am forever sorry to my Enemies !!! To my Frenemies; I never know what to say !!!!

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