Pressure

The post-exam syndrome overtakes many -- the feeling that it is all over, the relief that comes with no more pressure. Yet, in a society like ours, can we ever afford to slacken our pace as we surge towards success?

From Geography, we learn that rocks under high pressure are weathered when the overlying earth is removed. They crack parallel to the ground. Likewise, from young, we have been weighed down by the hopes of the individual, the desires of the parents and the needs of the nation. Can we ever afford to say that it is finished, that now comes the time to relax?

Let us now take another example from Physics. We know that when a car is forced to start from rest, it is difficult. However, if a car is forced to move faster when it already is moving, it is much easier. The same way, our society demands that we constantly push forward. Even when the exams end, they still expect students to keep alive the supposed passion for studying in our quest for knowledge. Such individuals are eventually rewarded with success (the ability to live comfortably which is equivalent to being able to earn a lot of money).

Partly, this proves the failure of examinations. However, it also shows that examinations are not the peak of education. They are merely stepping stones that we are forced to take on the path to national recognition. There is no resisting. The only way that we can have it easy is to move with the tide. Our society places us under such high pressure ever since birth that relieving ourselves of it will definitely crack us up.