Success and failure are two distinct things
that can never be joined together. Nobody
can be the two at the same time, it is either
you succeed or fail in whatever you do.
It is pertinent to note that the primary
reason every student is in school is to
succeed in his/her various field of studies,
but yet some students design their path to
failure themselves.
Just as the common saying goes, “man
proposes but God disposes,” everyone
works toward his/her destiny and God
Almighty helps those who help themselves.
Many students feel too inferior in the midst
of their colleagues and always believe they
can’t be as good as their colleagues. This
is the first problem unsuccessful students’
face.
Successful students are never pessimistic,
they are optimists. They always see
opportunity in everything they do. Nobody
wants to be a failure, or wants to be
addressed as one, but the truth of the matter
is that many students are failures.
They are failures because they never work
hard to attain success in their field of
studies. Many don’t even come to classes
regularly. They only attend classes if they
hear of test or examination.
Another difference between successful and
unsuccessful students is procrastination.
Procrastination is the thief of time and
opportunities are buried in the grave of
procrastination.
Many students are unsuccessful because
they procrastinate. They always feel too
relaxed, thinking they have enough time to
read or study, but at the end, it will be too
late to realise that there is no time.
Therefore, anything facing us is not as
important as our attitude towards it. I
believe that like success, failure is a choice.
Where we are today doesn’t matter anymore
than where we want to be tomorrow. Every
student should believe in themselves, work
hard, pray and do something extra for his/
her success.
Written by Aishat Abdul-Baqi (Mass Comm
Dept. Bayero University Kano)
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