“When you enter the university, you will hear a lot of people say it's fun and that you will finally experience the freedom you want. But when you're in it, all you feel sometimes is distress, pressure and loneliness. Well despite all the pressure and distress.. Uni is really bliss. Sure there are challenges,but once you push through them. Its really amazing!" These were the words of zoey from grown-ish.

When I heard these words, I felt she could see right through me, I could totally relate to those words. They were everything I felt and even more. And in that moment I was relaxed, not because she gave me an elucidation, but because it was a relief to know that, what I was going through was a phase a lot of people have been through. With that in mind, it was clear that if others could go through these challenges, I could also go through these challenges and live past them.

A lot changed about me, few weeks after I resumed. I was happy I was finally in school, I was ready to explore and I was glad that I was about to experience freedom to the latter. But guess what? Weeks went by and I felt drained of enthusiasm. I got tired of every single thing. I suddenly became an introvert, wow so not me! I became a loner with no friends. With all these going on, I wasn't happy. This new me wasn't me and it made me feel very sad. The pressure was getting too much for me to handle and even a part of me was so lonely. I couldn't figure out what went wrong, but I was sure something about me was different.

Friends, let's be aware that challenges would come, but they will also go by, believe me! It doesn't matter how challenging they could be, it will pass in a matter of time. To be honest, I have been through quite a lot from a young age. There were times I thought these challenges wouldn't pass, there were times I felt alone, there were times I cried so much that I woke up with swollen eyes the next morning. In those moments, I had people around but they didn't seem to understand, some didn't even fail to let me feel like a failure, but through it all I found solace in hope. Apparently, that was the only thing I was left with, I couldn't find a solution, neither could I avoid these challenges.

If you learn life's lessons, you will do well. If not, life will just continue to push you around. People do two things. Some just let life push them around. Others get angry and push back.

Running away from problems won't help you just so you know. You have to keep pushing with the hope that things would get better. As trying as those times maybe, don't forget to push back with whatever you have left. It could be really draining, you could feel like giving up, some people even go as far as considering suicide. But you're strong and you have to believe in that, you have to remember that you can beat anything no matter what. You have to believe in yourself even if it feels worthless!

More than usual, the only words my friends could alter were “ you will be fine". At a point I felt they were saying that, because they couldn't understand what I was going through and felt those words were logical answers. Oh silly me! It took me time to realize those were not mere words, they were words that revealed hope. “You will be fine" possesses hope and if you believe in it for a moment you will realize that in the very end of everything you will be fine!