POTW (Time Pass & Sports) : ahmedwaqas92

[Muhammad10]

A rather inspirational and thought provoking post.

Congratulations to Time Pass & Sports POTW winner, [MENTION=136079]ahmedwaqas92[/MENTION]!

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...st-person-in-your-class&p=9388207#post9388207

Safe to say I was the dumbest in my class (without any shadow of a doubt) @ St. Patricks High - Flunked in a few subjects in my A/O levels which was a pretty low point compared to the competition around me.

I don't necessarily know how I managed to turn that ship around but 8 odd years down the road I've some how managed to end up as a Head of ERP for a Singaporean Multinational in Malaysia. Along the way I completed my ACCA, made a life for myself, started an independent spare parts trading business and achieved some sort of financial security for my family back home - To be honest the most surprised Individual out of all of this is Me, myself

I am not in anyway trying to be arrogant here however I just want to convey a small message to those reading and struggling in life at the moment. It doesn't matter what grades you score in your O/A levels (high school) nor does it matter which university you go to - if you even attended one altogether (No offense to anybody who's been to or attending any top school). What matters is, how willing are you to change your life, are you determined enough and willing enough to take responsibility of your life and lead yourself out of the rut you're in? Don't be afraid of failure or disappointment (that's part of life) but be prepared to have a never die attitude no matter what the circumstances and keep working (no matter how small it might be) towards a goal that you determined yourself with.

One day, you'd eventually realize that you'd somehow or another you've actually crawled and scrapped your way almost a mile in front to where you originally were and at this point would you genuinely realize the importance of the perseverance you sustained in your time of turmoil - Just make sure you never give up.

I'd tell you guys something I myself faced in my life, when I flunked in my high school I was literally shunned by society as if I had murdered someone or taken someone's life. Going to social events became an excruciating task and I'd literally avoid any marriages / birthdays / etc.

Being Pakistani it was, almost, necessary for 'Khandan Walay' to ensure that they don't go without reminding me how sorry they felt for me and how XYZ had scored this many and was probably going to end up working for the Prime Minister or something. It became literally unbearable to the point where I even stopped attending my house phone as I knew what I'd, most probably, end up hearing on the other end. You can somewhat say this was also, part of the reason, why I just wanted to get away from all that and made the move to Far East to look for greener pastures.

At the end of the day, I everyday Thank Allah, that it worked out as it has for me Alhamdulliah and I couldn't have done it without His blessing but they key is, as I said above, perseverance !! Just don't give up!

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Well done, Waqas. Great that you were able to see the bigger picture and were able to overcome societal pressure which is of course silly to those educated in the west. Education is a life-long journey. Some will thrive in the first 20, others are late bloomers and will fly past everyone in the next 20. You just don't know anyone's potential until they're truly challenged.

 

[Rayyman]

Well done, Waqas. Great that you were able to see the bigger picture and were able to overcome societal pressure which is of course silly to those educated in the west. Education is a life-long journey. Some will thrive in the first 20, others are late bloomers and will fly past everyone in the next 20. You just don't know anyone's potential until they're truly challenged.

That is not true. Trust me, it's not.

Every desi auntie you see will ask you about school and then go on to explain how their children are doing so well, taking Advanced Calculus, getting A's in all of their classes, etcetera etcetera.

Then my family is very educated and I try to avoid talking to any desi person over the age of 30 because the only thing they will ask you about is education.

And it's not easy to answer the question: "School kaisa jaara hai?" when you are doing poorly.

There is a lot of pressure from family.

But not only that. It gets annoying when every single one of your friends is doing better than you. Not only your friends, but most of your peers too.

There is societal pressure in the West. I understand it and I don't see it as silly.

Yes, well done by [MENTION=136079]ahmedwaqas92[/MENTION] bhai. Whatever his situation, he didn't give in to the pressure of failure. He persevered and succeeded.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

That is not true. Trust me, it's not.

Every desi auntie you see will ask you about school and then go on to explain how their children are doing so well, taking Advanced Calculus, getting A's in all of their classes, etcetera etcetera.

Then my family is very educated and I try to avoid talking to any desi person over the age of 30 because the only thing they will ask you about is education.

And it's not easy to answer the question: "School kaisa jaara hai?" when you are doing poorly.

There is a lot of pressure from family.

But not only that. It gets annoying when every single one of your friends is doing better than you. Not only your friends, but most of your peers too.

There is societal pressure in the West. I understand it and I don't see it as silly.

Yes, well done by [MENTION=136079]ahmedwaqas92[/MENTION] bhai. Whatever his situation, he didn't give in to the pressure of failure. He persevered and succeeded.

There are hardly any 1st, 2nd or 3rd generation "desi aunties" in the west so you're talking about aunties that are migrants who received their education in Pakistan and still carry the societal baggage.

 

[ExpressPacer]

[MENTION=136079]ahmedwaqas92[/MENTION] A very good post. Very inspiring. Also, love to see that you brought out the inner Shakespeare in your for this post instead of the usual maila who asks for 'fraaandship'. Acha just kidding

Top post brotha

 

[Major]

good and an inspiring post.

 

[kingusama92]

Well done.

Not only did you do all of that, you earned a POTW too.

Talk Nah, aunties.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Well done.

Not only did you do all of that, you earned a POTW too.

Talk Nah, aunties.

The Achievement that Matters Bro

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Thank You all for the well Wishes Guys !!

Really appreciate the kind words

 

[super hitter]

Posts under such threads are hard to score a POTW unless its the man himself ahmed waqas, COngo mate!

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Posts under such threads are hard to score a POTW unless its the man himself ahmed waqas, COngo mate!

Thanks Buddy !! Much Appreciated

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Great post bro

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Great post bro

Thank You Bro, still trying to learn how to fly that small charter taieyara though

 

[TQ89]

Excellent post man. Very inspirational. I wish i was like you

 

[WebGuru]

Congrats brother you are one of my fav poster here...

 

[shaz619]

Keep it up [MENTION=136079]ahmedwaqas92[/MENTION] love people like you, can relate to a lot of what you've said. Like Waqar Younis said on Imran recently:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some ppl succeed becos they r destined 2 but Skipper ur success is purely ur belief &Determination The Nation is Proud of U.. <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI">@ImranKhanPTI</a></p>— waqar younis (@waqyounis99) <a href="https://twitter.com/waqyounis99/status/890883146354315265">28 July 2017</a></blockquote>
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Not every one has to be naturally gifted and have that raw talunt to succeed but it's our resilience , determination and a never die attitude that ultimately is pivotal in our success. It's okay to fall down but it's not okay to stay down, once we lose that fear of failure we can achieve great wonders RESPEK ma brother!

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Excellent post man. Very inspirational. I wish i was like you

Congrats brother you are one of my fav poster here...

Keep it up [MENTION=136079]ahmedwaqas92[/MENTION] love people like you, can relate to a lot of what you've said. Like Waqar Younis said on Imran recently:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some ppl succeed becos they r destined 2 but Skipper ur success is purely ur belief &Determination The Nation is Proud of U.. <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI">@ImranKhanPTI</a></p>— waqar younis (@waqyounis99) <a href="https://twitter.com/waqyounis99/status/890883146354315265">28 July 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Not every one has to be naturally gifted and have that raw talunt to succeed but it's our resilience , determination and a never die attitude that ultimately is pivotal in our success. It's okay to fall down but it's not okay to stay down, once we lose that fear of failure we can achieve great wonders RESPEK ma brother!

Thanks a lot Boyes

Appreciate it !!

 

[Tommo]

Neat little anecdote; I wish you many more fruitful years ahead.
Thanks for sharing those pearls of wisdom, good sir.

 

[Syed1]

Mehfil loot li jani.... buhat opar se aya hai

 

[Waseem]

Wow i missed that thread but brilliant post and very inspiring as well!