Each of us has a dream to becoming successful in life. Overcome those challenges and don't allow any hindrances in reaching the peak of success.

Since I was a kid until the present, I've always dreamed to have a degree and then eventually have a work. That's why I did my best at school, I got awards, medals, and praises. Those awards are just the products of my hardwork and I won't have that all without the help of my parents who sacrificed for me and to the man above who gave me strength and who's there with me through thick and thin.

My perception in life has changed when I met this girl who gave me inspiration. This girl is my girlfriend. She helped and supported me in everything I do. I owe her a lot. I loved her so much.

We loved each other but we had great grades.

Even if we are in relationship, we still had to do our duties as a son and as a student. We had a lot of arguments, we had a lot of fights, but more than it is the love we gave unto each other since the day that we fell inlove. We still managed to pass projects, assignments, and study for the exam. We supported each other in everything we do. That's the key to success.

Why education is very important to us?

Education is very important to us because that's the only key to success. We don't have more money, we ain't rich, but we do have the courage and faith to be rich. Also, if ever I and her is meant to be forever, then we will not be experiencing poverty in the future. We don't want our children to experience our experiences today.

If I am tired to go to school I've always remember the thoughts that my parents told me.

Our son, there's only one precious gift that we may give you, it's education.

Education is the only thing that other's can't stole to you.

Education is only way to save us from poverty.

Please be good at school.

I can't allowed myself to fail. That's why I did my best not to fail. I want my parents to be proud of me.

I and my girlfriend has the same story. She can't afford to fail also. She promised to her family whatever happens she will graduate and have a work. She is very intelligent, so as I.

Were meant to be right? Hahaha

In highschool, we are both in DOST/STEM strand. She is on her 10th grade and I am on my 8th grade when I heard about her. She is very intelligent as my teacher said which is her past teacher. I and her sister are classmates. I didn't know that I and my classmates's older sister (which is my girlfriend now) will be in relationship. She graduated top 8 in her batch.

While I? just a normal student, a typical student that is not so intelligent but got grades not lower than 85.

I may not be on the top 10 list but I gave my very best on my education. I graduated not on the list but I am hañpy that I graduated.

I thought I could be in th college, but I only thought. I am one of the pioneers of K - 12 here in the philippines. We still have 2more 2 years in highschool in order to go to college. So I choose STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) strand. It was a 2 year struggle to me. We don't have much knowledge how k - 12 curriculum works. Also our teachers got struggled. But in the end, we won the war. I've graduated but not just that. Here's the twist, I graduated with honors because I got an average of 93%. I got the product of my success. I deserve it.

In the other end, my girlfriend graduated as a cumlaude. So much praise to the man above for giving us endless blessings. In the end, it is not just our war but the war of our families, ourselves, and God. We got the fruit of our hardwork. We got it!

She graduated as a cumlaude and I graduated with honors, Thanks to God!

Here are some of the memories we had on our graduations :

Greetings :

@jembee

Don't stop chasing your dreams, do your best instead and God will do the rest!

I will end this by saying the famous quote by Nelson Mandela :

Education is the arm of the poor to fight poverty.

THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY!