Today my classmate taunted me by whispering, “You think that with this percentage, you can achieve your father’s dream and become a doctor?” when the teacher asked about our dreams and goals for the future. The sentence hit me hard.

“Mum, don’t you remember how I studied so hard to achieve a good result? I am disappointed with my ninth grade result, and now I have decided to not put in too much effort for my matric examination, if this is the kind of result that I will get,” Muskan said to her mum.

Her mother looked at her in astonishment and said, “Are you serious? Do you really think you did your best?”........

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