It was the first time in life she felt hurt. The grubby hand extended to feed a biscuit to a guest was ignored. She was all of thirteen months old.
Her expertise in piling up toys in the living room was ignored. She dressed well for school with a bright ribbon, but it was not allowed in the uniform.
Her confidence took a bigger beating, when she was not allocated the mechanical engineering stream. Being compelled to comply killed all initiative.
And that is how the cookie crumbled.
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For many life is like this.
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Agree
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This story is pretty sad. I’m a chemical engineer, and I can imagine feeling like crap if I hadn’t been granted entrance to the program.
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Thanks!
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Life can be so like that….going against the tide…
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We don’t realize when the seeds were sown, but live with the consequences for a long time.
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Yes, very true. As life has taught me.
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