I have a friend
who had to redo
all four years of high school.
She is now the CFO
of a mid-sized business.
I have another friend
who had to take off
2 years off primary school.
She is now
a university professor.
I hear parents
stressing over
their kids
not getting their full schooling
or struggling academically
during this pandemic.
This is a PANDEMIC.
Staying alive
should be
our sole concern.
And it likely won’t
change anything
if these kids
take an additional two years
to complete their schooling.
If anything,
they’re likely to land
better opportunities
upon graduating
because they’ll be
more mature.
There is no set timeline
we have to follow for life.
Heck, we couldn’t follow it
if we tried.
Some things like
pregnancies and death
and falling in love
have their own schedules.
Focus on surviving
this pandemic.
We’ll amend timelines
later.