Numbers Are Just Numbers

Life. It is so complicated. No one really knows what will happen in the next few moments, or even just in the next millisecond. Everything could happen. There are an endless number of possibilities that could happen in this time. It may come a time that earthquakes can be predicted, but not on what will happen on someone’s life. No one can, and no one will.

Grades. It comes in many varieties. It may be in letters, words, of even numbers. It will show how much you have scored on a test. It will testify that you have learned something in your classes. It will give you respect. It will make you famous sometimes. It will you give you hardships. It will give you tears.

What if you will combine these two variables? Can life control grades? Can grades manipulate life?

All my life I have been brain washed that grades will give you good jobs. Grades will make you earn more. Grades will you have good fortune. I should study and acquire good grades. It will be an endless cycle. This mindset changed when I entered UP.

I thought I was the best among all students in our class. I was making so many Pabida during classes. I raise my hands frequently. I ask questions. I even did some interruptions during our discussions just to let them see that I am superior. I am MJ. I am their fears.

Something bad happened during my Essay writing class. I wrote the worst article. My professor told me my flaws and my wrongdoings. He even said that I was looking so pitiful during those times. After that incident, I was in the state of shock. I cried during that night.

I realized that life does not really go hand in hand with grades. What really matters in life is what you have learned in school and how you will apply them in life. Grades are just numbers and it will never ever be equal on what life could give you.