Rejection

Rejection. It's an expression that many people around the world interpret differently. Some people think that it's the end of the world, others might think that it's God way of saying that you're not meant for this......

However, what's really important is not how others treat rejection. It's how you yourself treat it. That really depends on whether you're optimistic about it, or pessimistic about it. If you're optimistic, the rejection could mean that probably this is just not the one for you, and that probably this is God's way of telling you that you'll be better off doing something else. If you're pessimistic however, it's a whole different story altogether. Getting rejected could mean your whole world has shattered, crumbled underneath your feet, and that there's no more hope for you. It's all over for you...

Recently I just got rejected by the university which I applied to. I really wanted to be able to go to this uni, and was waiting for a hopeful reply from them. After days and nights of checking, I finally saw a word there which I believe would change my life: "Unsuccessful". That word itself gave me mixed emotions. Part of me want to just shut myself in my bedroom and cry, and also figure out what could go wrong. Another part of me was like: You know what, this is not going to stop me. I have many other offers that other unis have given me, and I can't go down due to just one rejection.

Sometimes life is not a bowl of ice cream. A famous Dale Carnegie once said that: 'Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.' I truly believe in that, and that quote alone has helped me through some of the toughest rejections in my 18 years of life. So I'm going to treat this rejection as another one of those stepping stones. They are there to trip and make you fall, but the ultimate decision to get back up and continue walking is your own. 


XOXO,

Audrey Leow