When I reflect on my life, it often feels like a movie, and I see myself as the main character, facing difficulties to achieve personal growth. I have always taken pride in my journey on this planet. As I have grown older and gained more understanding, I have learned to embrace challenges and setbacks as important lessons that shape who I am.
When I reflect on my life, it often feels like a movie, and I see myself as the main character, facing difficulties to achieve personal growth. A few months ago, I made the big decision to leave home and move to the city to pursue my studies—a choice that, looking back, was definitely the right one. But as luck would have it, a single competitive exam drained all the energy out of me.
I was never the most lively person, but the stress from that exam nearly extinguished the last bit of energy I had left, leaving me to struggle to find myself again. It was a tough time. I had once been a top student, admired by my peers, and an inspiration to many young women.
However, when I left college, it felt like I had left that entire life behind. In the new city, I was just another person—no one knew or cared that I wrote beautiful poems or that my articles were regularly published in newspapers. My stories, my achievements, everything that once defined me, seemed unimportant in this new, indifferent place.
I was just another face in the crowd, trying to survive and study. After endless efforts and preparation, I was finally ready for that cruc.