However many people say that ‘rejection is redirection’, ‘learn from your mistakes’ and ‘FAIL means first attempt in learning,’ I know that it can still hurt after you have gone through failure. There are many reasons why failure might seem bitter – it might be because you wish you had worked harder or longer, you have dreamt for this to succeed for so long or purely because it was unexpected.

But today, I wanted to give two pieces of advice about failure.

Firstly, believe that success and failure are planned. Not by you, not by your teachers, nor by anyone else. In my beliefs, it was God. God loves us all but maybe this was just a test. As a Muslim, I believe that Allah either gives you what you want because He wanted to give it to you or He doesn’t give you what you wanted. If He doesn’t give you what you wanted, it is because He has something better planned for you or He will be rewarding you for your struggles in this life. As you can see, there is no way to lose as you are getting good in any of the three ways as Allah is merciful and All-knowing. So yes, you should definitely work hard but also, keep this in mind.

Secondly, remember to have low expectations. When you are revising for an exam, have your big goal in mind and work hard. However, after you have done the exam or coursework and you have submitted, and there is nothing you can do, have low expectations. This is because if you succeed, you will be over the moon as you expected low and if you fail, it won’t hurt so much. 

Thos were my two pieces of advice about failure and my poem above. Keep your head up high, work hard but don’t stress.

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Sometimes, it is hard to let go. And I understand that. Everyone has been through struggles. One common struggle that I went through was bullying and yes, it did impact me but now Alhamdulillah, I don’t get bullied anymore and I am here writing an article on my very own website. I surely have many more positives than negatives in my life.

So, yes, I have let go of some of my bad experiences. But that doesn’t mean that I have forgotten about it. Because I think that’s nearly impossible. But what I have done is learnt from the bad and looked at the positives.

So yes, everyone goes through their own fair share of obstacles, yes, even that Instagram model, even your friends from school and even your own family members. So please, do not think you are alone because I spoke up nearly every single time in times of hardship and Alhamdulillah, I am so grateful for everything I have – education, food, water, family and friends just to name a few.

Please don’t give up.

Let It Go. Learn From It. Cherish It.

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However, this year racism was properly exposed. An innocent man named George Floyd was mercilessly killed and he opened the door to awareness about racism. Social media messages, tweets, videos to even protests during COVID-19 overtook society. Yes, this may create awareness, but is it really effective?

I think that speaking is only effective if it doesn’t only become a social media trend but instead, you learn others’ views about it and ensure that you focus on yourself when it comes to racism. Do you think you have ever been racist towards someone? What can you do to make sure that everyone feels safe and not be attacked by racial slurs?

I think that rather than making this ‘Black Lives Matter’ just a temporary social media trend, everyone should just educate and/or reflect on themselves. Yes, now awareness has been given, George Floyd’s brother has himself said to ‘vote and to stop protests’. 

Reflect. Speak Out. 

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