Good morning respected teachers and my fellow sleepy…I mean students!
I know its cold. I know its early. And I know at least 90% of you are currently wishing you were wrapped inside a blanket like a warm momo…but don’t worry – I’m here to wake you up with a word that scares us more than winter itself. Yes, you guessed it – EXAMS!
Now, exams are like that one unexpected guest who shows up at your house with zero warning and maximum expectations. They don’t care if its cold, if your brain is frozen, or if you haven’t opened your book since Diwali – they just come, sit on your head, and say, ‘SURPRISE!’
But let’s be honest: We all have a very special relationship with exams. Some people are preparing from day 1. And then there are people like us…who start preparing from Day LAST.
Our timetable goes like this:
Week before exam: “Aree, bohot time haiyaar”.
Night before exam: “I have made a huge mistake.’
5 mins before exam: “Ratta lagao! Kuch tohyaad ho jaaye!’
During exam: “May the odds be ever in my favour.’
After exam: “Sabka gaya. Sabka.”
But exams aren’t just about marks. They teach us important life lessons – like time management…because suddenly, in one night, we learn an entire book that took the author 5 years to write.
They teach us confidence…because only a true warrior can walk into an exam hall without reading chapter 7, 8 and 9.
And they teach us creativity…because even when we don’t know the answer, we still write something with so much confidence that even the teacher gets confused.
But jokes apart, exams are not here to punish us. They are here to show us what we’re capable of – how much we’ve grown, how much we’ve learnt and how far we can go.
So today, in this cold weather, with half of our brains still in sleep mode, I just want to remind all of us – including myself – Exams may come and go, but your efforts stay with you forever.
Marks don’t define us – our willingness to try, to learn and to improve…that’s what actually counts.
So, let’s face our exams with a smile (or at last without having mental breakdown), do our best and remember – Even if nothing goes right…at least now, after this assembly, you are officially awake!
And may our makes be as high as the number of layers you’re weaving today.
Thank you and all the best for your exams!