Keep calm

Life has a way of teaching us great lessons and every situation we find ourselves in is an opportunity to learn.  A wise man once said that “Proverbs are short words gotten from long experiences”. I had a situation like that during my final year in school. That situation taught me to really keep calm and not worry about anything.

Back in school, I had a killer course; I had serious issues understanding the course. The night before the first test, I spent the whole night reading. I was like a beast, going page by page, applying equation after equation. In my mind, I was ready and I was going to kill the course. I went in for the test, sat down on my sit and received my test questions. My dear reader, the test was for one hour, it had only 3 questions and I spent the 1 hour confused. I really could not understand how what I read did not come out. My test score was bad; really bad. When I saw my test scores, I vowed not to bother reading overnight for a test anymore.

Preparing for the exam was like a marathon. Almost everyone was scared of the exam; surely I was terrified. My study group members kept coming up with strange questions and strange equations. I was just joggling equation after equation. I solved things I thought I could never solve. I memorized equations of great lengths, I went deep into textbooks and notes that I did not know existed. Yet, the things to read keep piling up; it was like being under a mountain. Finally, I just raised my hands up and handed it over to God. There really was no point killing myself, my test scores were terrible. Well, God was my solace and my refuge at that time. 

I went in for the exam; reading just few notes. All the crazy stuffs my study partners brought out did not come out. The exam was so cheap that I scored above 65/70; others who focused on complex things did not do so well. Truth be told, when you calm down, you see things more clearly. The moment I calmed down, I could easily read with clarity and understand my notes. 

I learnt a great lesson on being calm and trusting God from that experience. I learnt not to worry about anything at all and just relax; doing the needful. Always remember “He that worries much, knows little. He who worries less, knows much”. Trust God by praying about your troubling situations and face your problems with clarity.

KEEP CALM

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