Day 67: Sit in a High School Class
There’s no constant rejection as I learned from all the past rejection attempts. Guess what, there’s no constant acceptance either. What’s important is for us to have the flexible mindset so that when the change comes, we are not taken it back and ready.
In this rejection attempt, I wanted to sit in a high school class. I came to United States when I was 16. But I didn’t really have the full high school experience because I didn’t speak much English then. This attempt was to fill a hole that was always in me.
When I was given the go ahead to actually sit in the class, I was over cloud nine. However, things quickly took a down turn as you can tell from the video. The teacher who initially accepted my request rejected me and asked me to leave the class. It was not because I did something wrong. It was not because he was not nice. It was fear, a different kind of fear that what if something bad happened.
Lessons
When negative thoughts creep in, focus on the facts. This will help you not be consumed by emotions.
Have a support network who can help you analyze and see things clearly.
