Salam All. I pray that you are well. This afternoon i received an email from ‘Anonymous Writer’ who asked whether she could submit an article and after proof reading over her article, i must say that i was impressed so credit goes out to her. If any of you would like to submit an article as a guest writer or would like to comment/ suggest future articles, just drop me an email.
Before i leave you with ‘Anonymous Writers’ article, I’d like to share with you some exciting news. Well, I was freaked out at first but Alhumdilillah i have now calmed down. I have been told that someone has been posting my articles on ‘Muxlim’ which is basically a networking site for Muslims and after checking this out for myself, I can honestly say that i am honoured and over the moon. Some of the comments posted really made me LOL and i shall inshallah be sharing these comments with you in future articles.
Anywho, i am now going to leave you with ‘Anonymous Writers’ article and until next time, stay safe and keep smiling.
Asalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu.
Salaam everyone. First, I’d like to thank Alima for giving me the chance to post an article on her blog. I think her last article definitely applies to her... she’s a great friend. This is the first article I’ve ever written so I’m going to write this anonymously. I hope you enjoy it...
As its exam time for most students, whether you’re in college or in school, I thought I’d talk about the pressure of exams and the fear of failure. This is something I’ve experienced more than once and I’m sure I’m not alone. For most people the fear of failing exams is due to fear of what their parents are going to say. Or sometimes its because of fear of what their friends are going to think of them if they fail. If you add this to the pressure of making deadlines together with revising for several exams at one time, you’ve definitely got a recipe for disaster.
I know both of these fears applied to me. But I realised that when I leave school and college my grades are going to benefit me and my career Insha’Allah and I might not even be in touch with most of the people I’ve studied with. Plus, i have great friends so that helped. So, I overcame that fear and the pressure of impressing friends slowly went away.
Then there were my parents. Now, I’m really fortunate I have very supportive parents. Note the word supportive. Supportive as in... ‘You got an 5 As? Masha’Allah! See, when you work hard it pays off. We’re so proud of you’. Then there are proud parents.... ‘ You got 5 A*? Masha’Allah....*looks at paper* when are they going to deliver the star on that one?’ ‘Um, no mom just an A on that one...but look I got an A* here’ ‘Masha’Allah! See when you work hard it pays off. Were so proud of you....So about that star...’. Uff, gimme strength.
I definitely feel for those girls who work their asses off to get amazing grades but someone somewhere in your family will find something negative say. Wow, that’s a lot of you saying Amen. To those girls who have it hard from their families (be it close relatives or cousins), you should be content with what you have. Because when you’re cooped up in your room revising every minute of the day for 3 months straight, you should feel that what you’ve revised and how you’ve revised will get you the grades you want.
However, I haven’t spoken about my biggest enemy yet. Me. I tend to psych myself out before exams into thinking that I haven’t learnt this topic or revised that formula. It’s ridiculously pressuring and not good when your sitting the exam in 5 minutes. I, also, know a few of my friends who let the pressure of family get to them. So, you’ve got your exam results, but forget your mum dad, your petrified of the comments you’re going to get from cousins who also sat exams. ‘Hey mum dad I’m back.’ ‘ Hey, come in here’ ‘Wow, I didn’t know we were having a party’ ‘Oh, its nothing...a few of your cousins wanted to know what you got....3 Bs,2 As. That is really good, well done!’ ‘Yeah that is...anyway. I got 5 A*s. Why do you think you didn’t do that well.’ *You stare in astonishment* ‘I DID do that well (doofus)’ ‘Hahahahaha...your funny. Seriously though, did you find the exam hard because I thought it was myyna’ *You think* ‘DIE!’
Most of the time it is Satan trying to break your self esteem because if you don’t feel good about yourself then your easily led astray. You start wearing makeup trying to make yourself feel good by getting the wrong kind of attention. But seriously is your moronic cousin who thinks ‘Myyna’ is a word going to get anywhere with a face like his. Sorry, off topic. What I mean is, your grades and character will reflect the career and future you carve for yourself. But with 5 A*s and a personality to match George Bush, your cousin could very well be cleaning streets for all he knows....So he should watch out, I know people ;).
Anyway, that concludes my first article. Thank you all for reading, feedback is welcome...you can leave comments on Alima’s blog and/or just email Alima and she’ll forward them to me. Thank you to Alima once again for letting me post :D you were my inspiration to start writing. Salaam!
Before i leave you with ‘Anonymous Writers’ article, I’d like to share with you some exciting news. Well, I was freaked out at first but Alhumdilillah i have now calmed down. I have been told that someone has been posting my articles on ‘Muxlim’ which is basically a networking site for Muslims and after checking this out for myself, I can honestly say that i am honoured and over the moon. Some of the comments posted really made me LOL and i shall inshallah be sharing these comments with you in future articles.
Anywho, i am now going to leave you with ‘Anonymous Writers’ article and until next time, stay safe and keep smiling.
Asalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu.
Salaam everyone. First, I’d like to thank Alima for giving me the chance to post an article on her blog. I think her last article definitely applies to her... she’s a great friend. This is the first article I’ve ever written so I’m going to write this anonymously. I hope you enjoy it...
As its exam time for most students, whether you’re in college or in school, I thought I’d talk about the pressure of exams and the fear of failure. This is something I’ve experienced more than once and I’m sure I’m not alone. For most people the fear of failing exams is due to fear of what their parents are going to say. Or sometimes its because of fear of what their friends are going to think of them if they fail. If you add this to the pressure of making deadlines together with revising for several exams at one time, you’ve definitely got a recipe for disaster.
I know both of these fears applied to me. But I realised that when I leave school and college my grades are going to benefit me and my career Insha’Allah and I might not even be in touch with most of the people I’ve studied with. Plus, i have great friends so that helped. So, I overcame that fear and the pressure of impressing friends slowly went away.
Then there were my parents. Now, I’m really fortunate I have very supportive parents. Note the word supportive. Supportive as in... ‘You got an 5 As? Masha’Allah! See, when you work hard it pays off. We’re so proud of you’. Then there are proud parents.... ‘ You got 5 A*? Masha’Allah....*looks at paper* when are they going to deliver the star on that one?’ ‘Um, no mom just an A on that one...but look I got an A* here’ ‘Masha’Allah! See when you work hard it pays off. Were so proud of you....So about that star...’. Uff, gimme strength.
I definitely feel for those girls who work their asses off to get amazing grades but someone somewhere in your family will find something negative say. Wow, that’s a lot of you saying Amen. To those girls who have it hard from their families (be it close relatives or cousins), you should be content with what you have. Because when you’re cooped up in your room revising every minute of the day for 3 months straight, you should feel that what you’ve revised and how you’ve revised will get you the grades you want.
However, I haven’t spoken about my biggest enemy yet. Me. I tend to psych myself out before exams into thinking that I haven’t learnt this topic or revised that formula. It’s ridiculously pressuring and not good when your sitting the exam in 5 minutes. I, also, know a few of my friends who let the pressure of family get to them. So, you’ve got your exam results, but forget your mum dad, your petrified of the comments you’re going to get from cousins who also sat exams. ‘Hey mum dad I’m back.’ ‘ Hey, come in here’ ‘Wow, I didn’t know we were having a party’ ‘Oh, its nothing...a few of your cousins wanted to know what you got....3 Bs,2 As. That is really good, well done!’ ‘Yeah that is...anyway. I got 5 A*s. Why do you think you didn’t do that well.’ *You stare in astonishment* ‘I DID do that well (doofus)’ ‘Hahahahaha...your funny. Seriously though, did you find the exam hard because I thought it was myyna’ *You think* ‘DIE!’
Most of the time it is Satan trying to break your self esteem because if you don’t feel good about yourself then your easily led astray. You start wearing makeup trying to make yourself feel good by getting the wrong kind of attention. But seriously is your moronic cousin who thinks ‘Myyna’ is a word going to get anywhere with a face like his. Sorry, off topic. What I mean is, your grades and character will reflect the career and future you carve for yourself. But with 5 A*s and a personality to match George Bush, your cousin could very well be cleaning streets for all he knows....So he should watch out, I know people ;).
Anyway, that concludes my first article. Thank you all for reading, feedback is welcome...you can leave comments on Alima’s blog and/or just email Alima and she’ll forward them to me. Thank you to Alima once again for letting me post :D you were my inspiration to start writing. Salaam!
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