So what am I? 19 and depressed. Yes I'm that Pakistani girl who failed her Alevel accounting exam and couldn't enter a university. I'm sitting at home, giving my retake and waiting for my turn to enjoy my university life. During this period I'm discovering the dark side of the society we live in. People here don't understand that failure only makes you stronger. Perfection makes you boring. "If you studied at the right time, you wouldn't be suffering like this" that's what people around me say. Well what do you think? I was partying? Or I had this planned for myself all along that I'll fail accounts and pass my other subjects with flying colors? Who knows what my mental condition was during that exam? But who cares as long as people have a topic to gossip about? I'm extremely grateful to God that I have such a supportive family. But it's wrong when people start doubting the upbringing process my parents went through. Just because I failed that means my mother was extra easy towards me? Or my father wasn't strict enough? As human beings we need to understand is that it's okay to be happy for others. Most importantly, I am lucky enough to have parents and cousins who support me no matter what. Maybe others aren't. If your child faces a mishap in his or her educational career it's not the end of the world and it doesn't mean that your child is useless. There's always a second chance to buckle up and fight back again. It's a sincere request that be that ray of sunshine for your children/siblings/friends rather than tearing them apart.
