Beyond the four walls of the school

In the four walls of the school system, there are so many things that should be a priority but are left abandoned to face the irrelevancies. The high time we stopped looking for Y and X, the better we are as a person. What we choose to focus on and what we choose to ignore play a role in defining the quality of our lives. So many lessons are learnt outside the four walls of classrooms, such as resilience, responsibility, quietness, humility, depression, adaptability, etc. All I mentioned above can be a subject to be taught. We should change this routine of teaching and learning to do something better in the school system. Life, they say is in phases. We live to learn every day. However, resilience is one major lesson I've learned outside of school.

Life is full of uncertainty, it is so unpredictable that no one can predict what will happen tomorrow. Things cannot always go as we planned, but at the same time, we cannot stop planning.
Being resilient has taught me to see failure as an avenue for growth, it has helped me to develop a positive and growth mindset, and it has taught me to uncover the better version of myself amid uncertainties. A 19-year-old girl killed herself because she failed the JAMB examination. Why? She was not taught to be resilient in the classroom, and she couldn't cope with being a failure, so she ended her life. What a pity!

Tiwa salvage, a musician who survived an online pandemic that could have ruined her or even sent her into a suicidal attempt two to three years ago survived and still continues her career with full force. You know how derailed it was for her to see her sexual scandal all over the internet within a short period, so disheartening! However, how she managed the situation that everything went down as it came was something to be reckoned with. Her story serves as a global symbol of resilience and courage to most of the youth out there.

Like Tiwa Salvage, I have learned that resilience is crucial in navigating life's uncertainties. I have developed a growth mindset, seeing failures as opportunities for growth, and I've discovered the importance of planning while adapting to unexpected outcomes. What have I not seen as a challenge? Is it when I lost my hard-earned money to a stranger, or when I lost my land, the only thing I could do was to move on. There's hope when there's life.

Tiwa salvage's story inspires me to embody resilience in my own life. Like her, I've faced challenges that could have derailed my plans, but I've learned to adapt and grow. Resilience has taught me to see failure as a stepping stone, not a stumbling block. It has helped me develop a positive mindset and uncover my inner strength. As I navigate life's uncertainties, I'm reminded that resilience is key to unlocking my full potential.

This is my participation in the #hivelearners weekly prompt on the topic: Not in school

The image is mine.

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