When I was in 8th grade and had to choose a high school. The school of my choice was extremely hard to get into and my 8th grade teacher told me he had better students than myself rejected in the past and that none that applied ever got accepted. He also said that it was a school that was mostly boys. He told me it was a dream that would never come true and if I didn’t hurry and accept the schools that have already chosen me than I would have to go to a local public school that had a lot of gang fights. I took him for his word and a week later, after I got accepted to the school of my choice, I found out I got accepted to the school that I really wanted. It was too late to bow out because my parents already gave them a large amount of money for me to go.
It was my first most important life lesson. When you believe in yourself, you shouldn’t listen to nay sayers without investigating things further. This teacher always favored the boys. He didn’t believe that girls could be equally smart. I knew this but thought that a teacher wouldn’t mislead me.
I like this quote
The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief. ~William Shakespeare, Othello
and this one
If you’re going through hell, keep going. ~Winston Churchill
So smile and keep going and everything will work out one way or another.