Crying over spilt milk

After I obtained my A levels results, I cried the whole night because I once again failed to meet my requirements marginally. I led myself to believe that my family was disappointed in me, upset that I once again couldn't reach my goals. I even cried thinking that my parents do not want me as their daughter anymore.

However, it was my dad's kind and encouraging words that put me out of my sadness and allowed me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. His words led me to stop crying and to concentrate on solving the problem at hand instead of crying over spilt milk. He told me that instead of crying over not reaching the required grades, I should now consider appealing to my firm and insurance choices, and see whether they reply to my appeals or not. If they do not accept me, and I'm forced into clearing, then I'll have no choice but to go into clearing with all my might and hopefully I can get a place in some university doing the course that I originally wanted. His words really hit home as it made me realise something. I was so obsessed with what I've missed, I myself have failed to think about ways to solve the problem. Sitting on my bed crying over what has passed does not ease my pain, it only intensifies it and doesn't really solve the problem. After that I immediately stopped crying and resolved myself to work extra hard so that I can enter the university that I wanted and also do the course that I wanted.

Thanks to my dad and my hard work, my appeal paid off. I was given Unconditional Firm by University of Manchester. I was truly ecstatic when I heard the news, and was jumping up and down with joy as I informed my parents. They congratulated me for my hard work and asked me to study real hard, which I promised myself that I would.

Through this experience, I found out that crying over spilt milk helps to release the painful emotions instead of storing it deep inside one's heart, but it doesn't help in solving the problem. One has to cry for a while, then stand back up and try to solve the problem. After that promising to work even harder to achieve the next goal is also important.

XOXO,
Audrey Leow