When we struggle
Roughly half a century ago, the author failed his first attempt at the School Certificate examination as a senior secondary student, and the setback crushed him. He sat the exam again two years later and failed a second time. His breakthrough came on the third try, when he passed the GCE London paper he wrote in Kaduna. The column leans on that memory to argue that struggle, not instant success, is what most real journeys look like.
About 50 years ago, as a young man, I failed my first attempt at the School Certificate examination for High School seniors. I was crushed. Two years later, I took the examination again, and I flunked that too. Then, in a third attempt, I wrote the GCE London in Kaduna. And I needed to do Read More: https://punchng.com/when-we-struggle/