The End?

Assalamualaikum,

Alhamdulillah, I still have the ability and the time (despite taking care of my little brother while the maid is lying sick) to write a new post, which I planned to do every day this week since I have a school holiday.

And alhamdulillah, thanks to Allah the Most Merciful, I've finished my two biggest examinations of this year very recently and smoothly. I can't say it was easy-peasy, but it wasn't so difficult too. So insha-Allah, I will get a high grade for my PSRA. Thank you for all the support and prayers from my friends, their parents, my teachers, my parents (although my mother was in Spain for most of the exams), my wonderful family, and my dear readers. May our efforts give a beneficial outcome and a satisfying result. But we still have to pray so that the examiners that will mark our papers have a merciful heart and can accept logical answers, even the ones not from the textbook.

Last, Friday, when we've finished our last paper, some of my friends jumped up and shouted,"Freedom!" I felt like joining them, but I remembered that as long as we are still in this world, as long as we are still walking on earth, we are still not free. Yes, we are now all relieved that the exams ended and feel like we could enjoy now. But no. Is it the end? Nope, not yet. This is not the end, but this is a new beginning...

After this year, there are more things to worry about. As we grow older, we gain more experience and we have more up-and-down moments. Of course you've already heard the expression that goes something like this:"Life is like a wheel. Sometimes it's on the top, then on the bottom, then on the top again." And the "freedom" from the exams is one of the top times.

The exams ending doesn't mean we could enjoy life to the fullest after and not caring at all about it anymore. It doesn't mean we could have fun and party every day. It means we could share the happiness with everyone, and then continue your life as it is. That doesn't mean party every day! If that's your daily routine, then get a life! What I meant was maintain your hardwork, search knowledge, maintain your special relationship with Allah the All-Mighty and strengthen your bond with you family and friends. Seek the truth in life, discover the secrets of the world, join a programme or camp, enjoy hobbies, maybe you can start a small business or anything. You can plan or find a way to achieve your goals and targets that lead you to your ambition and intentions.

If you think after having a lot of stress and tensions there would be freedom, yes, that's true. But there are still a lot of stress and tensions we're going to experience in life. But that's all right, because after a thunderstorm comes a beautiful rainbow.

To prove all this blabbering about after one comes one, I have been registered to enter the American Mathematics Olympiad on 27th October, so I still have another exam to finish. Then I have to wait for three exam results, so it will be a lot of suspense. I need to calm down and not think about it yet, and after getting the results, I'll save them as a memorable experience.

Most importantly, this is not a "the end". In fact, it's a new beginning for all of us (my friends and I). It had been a great and very special experience. I believe that's all from me.

Assalamualaikum.