Month:November
Writer: Nora Korkor Nartey
The topic of abuse is a topic which is mostly centralized around it being physical-but once in a while the topic of metal metal comes into play… But this piece of writing focuses on the abuse on which we can portray ourselves-which mostly goes unnoticed by many!
Grace Ama Adjei, a student or rather a prisoner of a jail cell seen as an educational center for many- What is expected by the ton from young students, “Go to school, make the grades any way possible… just be the best!
Do we take into account how this can be stressful for many students- The thing which stabs thy heart profusely is that most of these students are young people normally aged from 2 to 18! Now imagine an army going into war without any preparation, but with the useless words of so-called encouragement from people- do it- Not because you love to do so but because,”I love you and want the best for you!” Just because- “I think I know best”
On the third of November, 2025, Grace faced an emotional breakdown which took a toll on not only her but her friends, loved ones. She reminded me of myself
“Her face which broke into a magnificent smile, bright white teeth which shone upon us…” an eye witness reported. “ We were all perplexed when a once jovial fifteen year old suddenly looked gloomy, but we took it as she was just having a moment!”
Grace reported,” As my hands felt those papers my world broke apart, I gave my all! I DID… I PUT IN THE OPTIMUM EFFORT just to be failed( with tear steaming down her face, I had to quickly put down my pen and paper to console her)
Then it struck me- many students go through this on a daily basis… Many of them have a lifestyle similar to Grace-
Grace reports, “That trying to stay on top of all her subjects are stressful and very time consuming- I barely have the time for myself, from waking up as early as 5 in the morning just to get ready for school,and to be sat for over 8 hours just to have pickering words come out of teachers mouths,”You can do better!” The blunt comparison with my predecessors … I just want peace, I want to live, afterall I am human! Just a day without having to remember all the facts from a lesson taught two years ago- well afterall I do not learn to forget which has been written at the back of my mind my countless amounts of way guides.
Like Grace many students get overwhelmed by expectations, They listen to everyone’s advice on what they should do with their lives- and do not find themselves because these way guides deem it as unimportant, unknown to them there are many effects of living like this, especially ones which involve the mental health in many ways such as: depression, anxiety and overall not living in the moment- they tend to try to plan every detail of their lives and that is just uncouth to themselves… dreams… hopes… aspiration and their overall being, because more harm is done rather than good. So this is your chance to live life in the present, like Grace who is just learning slowly how to do so! I am aware that many of us never see the constant need for us to be excellent to be a bad thing, but it gets to a point and if you need help- feel free to reach out to someone who can help you!