Beyond the tale

  My first year of college was in full swing. Today, I simply accept that I was dumb at that time. One of our lecturers entered the classroom. "Do you want to know who will be your class's representative?" he inquired. "Yes," all of the students responded. "So let's pick the most likely individual who can be your CR," he remarked. "You all stand up," he ordered. As all the students were standing in the classroom, he said, "So now, the students who scored less than 80% in the maths group can sit down." Some students sat quietly. After that, he said, "All students who scored 85% in the maths group can sit down." Many of the students had taken a seat. Now we were a few students standing in the classroom. Everyone was as intrigued as I was. Everyone was staring at us. Actually, our class had students who scored below 90% in the maths group. He then invited students who scored 86 percent,...

   Life is full of surprises. We never know what surprises will be in store for us. When an issue arises, it appears from all directions, trapping you in a scenario. My life was likewise turned upside down when my father suffered a heart attack. This circumstance upset me because all of my wages had ceased and there was no free money available for therapy. Fortunately, he was covered by our medical insurance. To some extent, it has endured. We chose the government scheme since the surgeons who would conduct the procedure were well-known surgeons. The operation went well. He was no longer in danger. I remembered another woman who had undergone open-heart surgery at the same time. All of these patients were confined to the ICU. For over three days, only nurses and physicians were permitted to enter. In the ICU, families could see their loved ones through a glass partition. However, the glass would be covered for the whole day and only exposed in the morning to see the patients o...