Things Teachers Have Said To Me

I will never forget

“You will never pass the exam”.

“You are a moron”

“You are stupid and arrogant”

“You will never succeed in life”

The list goes on and on, but these were the most hurtful things that they said to me. I admit I was rebellious at school. I was a problematic teenager. Looking back to those times, I don’t feel like I deserved to be treated like that. Just because I was a problematic teenager, I will never be successful? No, it’s not right.

That’s what the problematic teenagers and students felt at those times in my school. This is because our teachers programmed us to think like that. They make us felt that only the good kids will be successful one day. We don’t have the chance.

I hate school because of that. I hate going to school, where most teachers (not saying all of them) expected me to fail in a big examination that will determine whether I can go to college. They wished I failed. I look up to them. They are teachers and educators.

It was really hard for me to stay in that school, but long story short; I made it. I passed, and they were shocked. I love to remember the reactions that they had. The satisfaction that I had inside of me. I prove to them that even though how many hurtful words they said to me, I can make it as long as I believe in myself.

I’m not saying all my teachers in my school were like that. Some of them were good and nice. They encouraged me to be better; they believed in me. I have so much respect for those kinds of teachers. They are one reason why I am where I am today.

I am telling this story because I want all of you to never give up on yourself. People’s opinion of you is not true unless you make it true. Along our journey to be the best, there will be so many people who will say that you are not great or you will never make it, but you are the only one who knows your abilities. They don’t have any say in your life.

There will be so many hurdles and obstacles throughout your journey. There will be so many distractions from every direction. Maybe your own family and friends don’t believe in you. But as long as you believe in yourself, nothing else will ever stop you from achieving your goals.

When you finally made it, take a selfie and say thank you to those who don’t believe in you.