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Back when I was in high school, my dad did this thing where we stop schooling for a year, just so that we could go learn a particular kind of skills and then return to finish school the next year. He did this not because he didn't believe in school and what it has to offer, but because he knew how risky it was depending only on one thing, kinda like putting all of your eggs in one basket.

Actually, my dad so much believed in schooling that he pursued his degree and became a graduate when he was already a father of three kids. I would remember how he would always tell us stories of how he was the oldest in his class and yet little boys were always trying to copy from him because he didn't let his age stop him. He always made sure to get up every night to read for any exam or test he had. The crazy thing was that he was pursuing two degrees at the same time, he was a student at a state university and also a student at a bible school and I'm proud to say he graduated both with flying colors, even became a professor at the bible school. 

So you see, my dad has always been big on schooling but he still had that vision to fix us up with other things because he knew that school wasn't everything. 

But you see, watching my old man do all of that at that age kinds motivated me and made me have more passion for school, I wanted to go to school and just study real hard and make him proud. But they say that a lot of things might look beautiful for afar, you just have to wait until you get real close, then you see how ugly it actually is. 

When I eventually got into the university, I was hyped about the whole thing but it didn't take long for me to find out that the system was designed for you to fail unless you're willing to bend to their rules, which also involves fraudulent activities. It got to a stage where school kinda lost its meaning for me. 

I remember during my final year, I hardly went to class because a lot of these lecturers had nothing else to offer. They had all sold their pride for money and there was nothing new coming from them. Just buy their materials, come for the test and exams and you're good to go. The whole firsthand experience just made me realize how over rated school is, especially in this part of the world. 

Currently, I feel like anyone who's done with high-school doesn't really have to further their education unless they're going for a professional profession like law and medicine and it better not be in this country. 

I remember during my last paper I had asked a friend of mine if he plans on furthering his education after this and the young had looked at me, laughed and told me that becasue God had mercy on him and helped him survive this one, that I want him to go test God again?

That basically was him screaming helllll naahhh and honestly, I don't blame him. Unless it's in a different country where things work and it doesn't feel like the school is after my life, I honestly have no plans in furthering my education.