"Why I quit trying — and why I'm starting again at 18"
The Child Who Wants to Shine — I Am Nagaraja What is Average? Everyone says being average is hard. My question is: if we are all average, who is the worst and who is the best? I think there is no such thing as average. We are all worst and best at the same time. But in my case, I was not good in studies or sports. That became my story. The Fall Began in Third Grade From kindergarten to second grade, I was different. I was a top student. I was tall. I was good at sports. I had a place. Then something happened in third grade. I failed an exam for the first time. After that, everything went down. My sports fell apart. I could never get it back. I don't know what changed. But from that moment, the pattern was set. Isolation Made It Worse Then came COVID. Four years of isolation. After isolation ended, I thought I could play again. I went back to the field. But that day, I faced so much humiliation. Not just once — many times. I realized I was not the same person anymore. ...