Abundance

I was a very bright student in school since childhood. I studied in one of the most famous CBSE schools in Chennai. I always used to be in top 10 ranks. I was a confident and happy child. I was always contented with marks I scored until I reached class 10. Owing to the fear of board exam, peer pressure etc, I started to lose out on my focus. I began losing confidence day-by-day. In fact I had great difficulty in facing my own teachers. Instead of channelizing my efforts to study well and perform better, I looked at my friends and started comparing myself with them. In the bargain, I began to perform very bad and I lost marks in important subject like Maths.  Till I entered class X, I always scored 90+ in maths. However, I could not score beyond 70 in quarterly & half yearly exams of class X . I was very much disappointed and did not have the courage to face my near and dear ones. While, I was so disturbed, all I could remember was my 7th standard class teacher A S Purnalakshimi...