The hope of a brighter tomorrow

* Dedicated to every student who has failed in the board exams but has had the spirit to fight back and emerge as a winner!

She sat on the bed with the bottle in her hand, tears flowing down her cheeks. She dint remember for how long she was crying. She didn’t even attempt to stop the tears from flowing or to wipe them from her cheeks.

Her bedroom was a total mess. There were papers, clothes and other personal articles strewn everywhere. Her question paper was lying in tatters on the floor. She was still trying to come out of the shock of what happened. How could she do something so stupid like this?

Sanjana was in her 12^th standard. She had taken Science as her specialization. Although she was handling all her subjects well she faced difficulty with Physics. So she had been extremely careful when she was preparing of her board exams. She had paid particular attention in studying the subject, referring previous year’s papers, textbooks and notes. She had made sure she had prepared well.

But as she sat down in the exams hall she started feeling nervous. When the exam paper was handed over to her, she had one look at it and she started sweating nervously. She felt a little faint and completely blanked out. It was then she realized what would be in store for her. Tears started to well up in her eyes. She knew she would never pass in the exam. In spite of it, she wrote what she knew. But that was not what she wanted or expected out of herself.

As she came out of the hall, she dint stop to meet her friends or to discuss the paper. She wanted to be left alone. She roamed around the streets. She dint want to go home and face her parents. She dint have the guts to disappoint them. She dint know for how long she was roaming. It was only when it became dark, did she realize that she was late.

Nobody was there when she reached home. She was relieved. She dint have the guts to face her parents for what had happened. She knew what she must do. She went to the bathroom and got the bottle out. She took it to her room and locked the door.

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She remembered what had happened in the exam hall and tears started flowing down her cheeks. She dint have the guts to tell her parents that she had disappointed them and messed up with her future. She had the bottle of rat poison in her hands. Just as she was about to gulp it down, she heard the calling bell ring. Although she was in no mood to talk to anybody, she dint know what overcame her and she answered the door.

Answering the door made a world of difference to her life. It was her best friend who had come just to say that she was missing her. Sanjana couldn’t handle it anymore and broke down before her friend. On questioning she explained everything to her friend. Her friend consoled her and gave her hope of a brighter tomorrow. She said that it was not the end of the world. And no matter what happened, people would always love her for what she is.

That conversation with her friends gave new hopes to Sanjana. She felt she had got a new pair of wings to soar up in the sky and reach up to her dreams. She was determined to approach her life in a positive way. Her friend guaranteed to support her and stand by her in all her endeavors. Those words of assurance offered a hope for a brighter tomorrow for Sanjana after which there was no looking back for her.

(PS: Exaggerated; but taken from life)

Board exams are very pressurizing situations given the competition now a days. What one must be able to realize is failure is not the end. It’s just the addition of another step towards your success. Children may not be able to realize it then. But if they have the support of family and friends no failure would be difficult for them to face.

I was lucky enough to have the support of my uncle (NRVK), my cousin (SVR) and my biology sir (MRF) to support me especially during the tough times. These are some people whose support can never be forgotten. It definitely made a world of a difference to me.

See if you can do the same to somebody else. Who knows? Like Sanjana’s friend you may pull them back from committing suicide and give them hope of a brighter tomorrow.