A Strict Examination

"If you’re totally convinced you’ll fail, you’ll struggle to succeed.

But if you believe you’ll succeed, you’ll stand a much better chance.

Take it one step at a time – you can get there!"

Quote source

Yesterday took a turn on some people and they never expected it would happen. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, there is nothing as that. I still wonder how someone would come into the examination hall with nothing in the brain. Some read though but all their lives, they do not believe in themselves and thereby depending on others to sit with them so they can be taught everything. I am not a bad person but I have the principle that if at all you want me to tell you the answer to some questions, I can only try my best giving you point to note, but still expecting me to explain those points is out of it. You don´t expect me downloading all what I explained in my own way to you. No way. Another thing about me is you can´t blame me when you call me and I do not answer you. I mean, where were you when I was having sleepless nights reading and assimilating every pages? I can´t allow anyone implicate me as a result of talking to you whereas the instruction says "do not talk."

A friend told me how she was implicated during last semester´s exam. Thank God she had finished all and she was trying to help another student. She was told to stand up and submit straight away. What if she hasn´t done all? The other person she was helping wasn´t caught. This is why I don´t talk during exam. I do my best and leave the rest which God has always been helping me.

We had two papers yesterday and the supervision was a strict one. It got to a point, some were not allowed to write exams if they do not provide departmental receipts. It was a tough one that even begging couldn´t solve the problem. They were forced to pay for receipts because who would want to have extra year? They were sad spending the money but as they say that one has to be proactive by preventing such a day like this by doing the necessary thing at the right time.

During the first paper in the morning, we were called according to our matric numbers but some students thought they were smart enough to pass it over but they were disappointed especially those who didn´t read but depend on their friends and what they have tattooed on their laps. I saw one of the big girls in the department being disappointed, her eyes turned red immediately when she was separated from those she depended on 🤣. Another lady was caught cheating with her phone but she was lucky to sit for the exam.

My surname starts with an "O" and you know my number will be at the back. I do not sit with my friends because of that but we trust ourselves to do our best without depending on anyone. After distributing the question papers and booklets, I prayed silently to God as my usual practice during exam and He helped me.

The last paper was in the evening. I stayed in the school all through yesterday that I decided not to go home even though my house isn´t far to school. Before the start of the second paper, my neighbors begged me to come sit with them so I can be feeding them because they didn´t read according to them but I didn´t like it. I don´t want to be implicated and so I told God to take me away from there and He did it. The supervisors came in and sent everyone out and we were called in accordingly which made me separate from them. All our thoughts before was that we would be allowed to sit anywhere we want since it´s in the evening but I think God proved Himself to me yesterday.

While doing my work, I forgot what I have read and it was difficult to move to the next question. I didn´t want to ask from anyone as I do, and so, I bowed my head and told God to remind me (I love committing to God and asking for His guidance). Then after some minutes of not writing, it was as if the pages of the book were opened to me and I remembered everything. It didn´t take me half an hour to finish all. I had to wait for a person to stand up to submit before I do because students have known me to be the first to finish in the exam hall and I don´t want eyes to be on me again. When a lady stood up to submit, I followed suit 😂

When I got home, I was already tired that I had to eat the remaining rice I prepared to school in the morning. I took my bath and slept off. I wasn´t bothered about today´s paper because it will be taking place by 4pm and I already read before now. I only need to revise and wait to go and download everything back to my lecturer 😆

Thanks to everyone who kept wishing me. I really appreciate. Since the exam has started, I only look forward to the end of it next week 😎

I also appreciate @Ellehcim for the sponsorship renewal. God bless you dear friend.

Photo by Museums Victoria

[February 15, 2022] (No 46 article for this year)