Stupid Cancer Stories: Letter To My Younger Self
Words may not express all my feelings to you. You will be faced with so many challenges later on…how can you prepare a child for all the issues that adults face? Whilst everyone’s childhood is supposed to be filled with toys, joy, and wonderful family memories, mine was a little different. Some may say that I was a bit odd to them but I more or less kept to myself.
Even at primary school levels, there’s pressure to outperform your fellow classmates. Sometimes I wonder what the focus really is in schools these days. Is it really to be at the top or should we mold our children to be good, supportive citizens? I was not “bright” in school nor did I listen to my teachers, I confess. But that did not change the person I became in the future. Away from the competitive working environment, I learned to be a better person and I chose to adopt good morals and values in life.
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