Showing posts with label path. Show all posts
Showing posts with label path. Show all posts


Sometimes you're walking down a street and it diverges in two directions. Everyone in front of you goes right, but then you stop in the middle unsure of which direction is the one for you. You then choose left because you decide that's the direction you are meant to go.

A month ago, I went to the movies to watch Hidden Figures. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you're truly missing out [ like legit stop reading right here and go see when the next timing for it is ]. It centralizes on the three women that were behind putting the USA in the space race over at NASA ( well, it was a two man race between USA & Russia and USA came in second but anyway ).

This movie showed three women who went in a direction that was not paved for them, rather they paved the way for others to follow. This made me think that sometimes the best leaders are the one's that didn't expect themselves to be leaders in the first place.

Three general points that I learned from the film:

  • Sometimes the way you're going, there isn't anyone there. But that's the reason you're going in that direction- to be that first person there. 
  • Believe in yourself and you know, in the right time, others will to. The most important thing is to NOT stop believing in yourself.
  • Never doubt your ability to do something by others inability to see your capability. 

Sometimes the path you're on there isn't anyone there- that's because it's your path to pave.




A few nights ago, a day before an exam, my family had a late dinner and already had my plate made, but I took an early night to wake up early to study and thus did not eat dinner. Then I woke up at around 4:00AM to study for this exam. I've somehow managed to fall into the path of putting this exam above my family and my health. Is this right? NOPE. Did I think it was right at the time? SOMEHOW MY BRAIN TICKED THE YES BOX FOR THIS.

I put all my time into an academic subject and it didn't turn out the way it should have. I felt drained for the few days after the exam because I was playing catch-up on my sleep. This made me realize that exams SHOULD NOT be put at a higher level than your family and health. Life as a college student sometimes has me reversing those roles; exams left and right I can't believe I'm not an exam ( see what I did there like the slogan "I can't believe I'm not butter... no... okay carry on reading ignore that hahaha)
Actual photo of my brain when I saw a question during the exam.

As I think back at my grade and basically have thousands of metaphorical deaths inside me every time I look at it I think to myself: By some miracle it is not the end of the world. The world is doing it's rotations and I still have a heartbeat that beats 232894320 times faster every time I look at my exam grade.

Although this exam didn't turn out as planned, I should see what I can learn from it. I should study every week the material not just cram it into 48 hours of studying. The brain is like a sponge, and like a sponge it can only absorb so much. By looking at my exam today, I realized how the professor phrases questions and how to prepare for the next exam. My study habits will now include knowing how to answer correctly instead of falling into the trap of being between B and C. (As is always the goal knowing the answer instead of playing the game of which one LOOKS better)

Instead of feeling upset, I would feel happy with my next exam because after seeing how the professor phrases her questions and the ways I could improve my study habits, I will go into the next exam confident in the knowledge I absorbed. And that's really the goal, not the letter grade, but actually understanding what's being taught.

Sahara x