I hate it when somebody says "Don't take the judge's word to heart. You're still awesome," or "You're still amazing no matter what they say." The judges are a judge for a reason. You should care what they think because those are the people who determine how good you are in that particular area.
I had a talk in school a few days ago and a particular sentence made me cringe. "I am not defined by a number." Well, it's true. But do you realize something? It's only people who didn't achieve what they had set for themselves or people who didn't do well that say that. Do you see a scholar saying that he/she is not defined by a number? I haven't seen one like that. All lies. It's just something you would say to comfort yourself.
That is one of the many things I hate about human beings. When you do well, you feel that you're smart and talented enough. However, when you do badly or not up to expectations, you say to yourself that it's just a grade or number and it does not define how talented or smart you are. Dumb, right?
I also don't like it when people fail and say that all their hard work went down the drain and that it was all for nothing. No, it was not for nothing. It was just not enough. There is more to success than just hard work.
In this world, just being able to work hard doesn't cut it. If it was a dance, maybe the choreography wasn't impressive. If it was a piece of writing, maybe your ideas just weren't as creative as the others. If it was your studies, maybe it was your way of studying. Not everyone can mug. If it was a sport, maybe your training was just too bloody slack. I know of one that is like that. -.-
I know you gave it your best so there's really nothing you can do about it. I hate to say this but,
"Try harder next time."
Just put in more effort the next time round. The competition is really tough these days. While you're working hard, everyone else is working twice as hard. So what if you're a hard worker? Anyone can work hard. It's just whether they want to or not.
It's really scary, you know. If you want to find a job, yeah sure, get a degree. But the thing is, today, almost everyone has a degree so you have to ask yourself, "What makes you any different from the rest? What do you have to offer? Why should they employ you?"
Omg, I'm going way off topic but yeah. You get my drift. It sucks, right? Living in a planet called Earth. The truth is, no one here is ever good enough and that is scary. As all of us try to be "good enough", we never stop working.
Sometimes I feel like, we're born into this world just to work like dogs and we never truly get to enjoy life. Come on, we spend 1/3 of our lives studying and the other 2/3 of it working. Just working and studying until the day we die. Sad, isn't it?
Hence, I think it's important to choose your future job wisely... You're gonna be stuck with it for a long, long time. You might think I'll get to enjoy life after retirement, but you're old. Some of you might not even be able to walk anymore. How is that enjoying life? Some old people aren't even allowed to travel. And what is life if you can't go abroad?
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