Smart People And The Wise People Essay

There are two types of people in this world: smart people and the wise people. It just takes book knowledge and memorising to become a smart one. I always wanted to be part of the wise ones: those who are unique, creative, disciplined and experienced. About an year ago, I realised that trials are one of the inevitable steps to wisdom; tragedy and failures are the first steps. I also went through this trial to start my journey to the path of wisdom. Recently I changed my school and joined the new school in middle of the school year where I had already missed a quarter. I felt bad about the fact that a political conflict between two countries affected my schooling. However, I stayed strong and even tried to catch up with what I missed. It

Since I joined the school in middle of the 2nd quarter, I had missed the important lessons in most of the subjects and especially the AP courses. I often worried about my grades in the AP courses and sometimes I was depressed and at times demotivated. Since the AP courses were compulsory for the 11th graders, I had no choice but to work hard and manage to cope with the studies. Nights became days during 11th grade year. I had to work extra hours during the nights as well as stay awake during the class hours to ensure that I don’t miss any lectures. It was not easy and sometimes it weakened my strength for Physical health education class practicals. Surprisingly, I managed to keep my grade as A in Physical health education class. I also managed to score good marks in other subjects to receive honour roll consecutively for the rest of the school year. Even though the results of those efforts were successful, those days impacted my health negatively affecting my cognitive development, learning capacity and muscles. Fortunately, with the help of summer break and meditation I have gradually recovered effectively and I hope that I will remain energetic