The Road to Success is NOT an Easy Path

Girls,

How are you today? Did you manage to go to the lab? I know that the 'longman' project is a very challenging task as the only place you can access the programme is, ptsl lab. What makes the matter worse is that the computers are very limited.

I know that at times, it can be very tiring and irritating when things don't turn out the way you wanted it to be. You wake up very early in the morning...full of enthusiasm to start a day...you take the earliest bus to the library and when you get there...you see a long queue of students waiting to go into the lab. Some of your friends who are there before you, are now sitting and waiting in boredom. When you look inside the lab....all of the computers are booked!

Gosh! How do you feel at that time? Angry? Frustrated? Depressed? Pressured? Worried? So you decide to join the queue and stare into emptiness. What is in your mind at that time? Do you feel like giving up...and are you morally down? But what choice do you have? On one end, you have to complete the task given by your lecturer. On the other end, it would just be a waste of time to leave the queue and take the next bus back to your hostel. You say to yourself, "God! when is this torture going to end? "

Girls, I completely understand what you have to go through just to get a pinch of God's knowledge. I have undergone worse scenarios when I was a student. At that time, I also had to struggle with the computers that could just crash anytime they wanted. We didn't have the privilege of having computers that would autosave our documents. I remembered once, for five consecutive days, I would wait outside the lab at 6.55am. I was always at the front of the queue. When I got in, I straightaway started on my work. I stayed there until 9pm, just taking short breaks to eat and pray. As I was about to print my documents, suddenly my computer went blank. I tried to remain calm and prayed to God that my assignment would still be somewhere in the computer. I restarted my PC but unfortunately, my file was nowhere to be found! Yes, I was frustrated...I cried and cried to myself. I didn't know who to blame and I had no choice. The assignment had to be submitted. So I pulled myself together...gathered all the strength that I still have and started doing it all over again. The outcome of all that....is one of my best papers.

Those were the days girls. When I look at it now, I cherish those moments. To me, that is the beauty of being a student. It is the hardship that you share with your friends that makes you strong. Through these challenges, you will get to know yourself better...you will know your limits and what you are capable of. Success waits only for those who are willing to endure. Remember, this is all a part of your 'ibadah. For every steps you take to find knowledge, you'll be rewarded. For every sweat you shed, waiting under the hot sun for the bus to come...you'll be rewarded and for every smile that you give when your heart is burning with anger, you'll be rewarded.

This world is only for those who are willing to persevere cause when the going gets tough...the tough gets going! What do you think girls....are you willing to face the challenges to reach success?