As an undergraduate in the University, one of the toughest situations I faced was passing three prerequisite chemistry courses in my second year.

In my first year, every course was easy to me because i still carried my background knowledge from my secondary to the university so I passed in my first year.

Now this made me nonchalant in my second year and I took those prerequisite courses as the others. Prerequisite courses once you've failed them you can't register the second course in the next semester so you must pass them before you scale through.

Although I knew what that meant and I still slacked back. I missed classes, skipped some assignments, and also started my reading very late which was during the exam period.

Now during my reading time was when I realized how bulky and tough those courses were and because of this, I was convinced that I would fail. We all wrote the exam and waited for results.

When the results were released, I was surprised that I passed all three courses but not with distinctions. At that time, it felt impossible to get through, but I did, and it became one of the most memorable experiences in my academic journey.

The tough time taught me that I needed to be more disciplined and take my studies very seriously because a lot of people I knew failed the course and there is every probability they won't pass the course again even after rewriting it and what prerequisite courses does is that it slows you down and results in an extra year or more extra years in school which affects your normal graduation time. It also unlocked consistency in me.

Now I prepare on time for my exams and I'm more confident in the exam hall.

Recently, I have gotten more consistent in studying my Bible.

Every year it's in my new year resolution about how I want to build a deeper connection with God and then year by year it seems as if I did not utilize the times given to me .

So this year I am very particular about studying the word and so far I've kept to my study time.

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A new perspective I've gained on life is that material success alone is not enough.

Everyday people go out, work hard , do a lot to earn a living , to live comfortably and at the end of the day they leave all of it behind once they die.

I've realized that life is temporary and it's good to hunger for the best but while doing that we should remember that it's temporary.

So I want to focus more on things that have lasting value, such as my faith, building good relationships, character, and having strong and positive impact on others.

It is true because difficult experiences teaches a person valuable lessons.

Just like my own story, that experience made me value time and also reminded me the reason why I'm in school and why I should not take it for granted.

Challenges helps a person develop patience,confidence, consistency and lots more.

I know that struggling is not enjoyable but it help us grow and become a better version of ourselves when we learn from them.

I invite @realchampion1, @hemantsahu and @jewelking to participate.