And The God said," have patience, I have better plans for you"
By Angel Christian, 21
I had three races of 1000mts (rink race), 500mts (rink race), and 3000mts (road race).
The 1000mts race and the road race have always been my forte and I was very confident about them. When the race schedule came up I was glad to see my favorite race was first( the 1000mts race). I was very confident. But for some reason, I couldn't perform well and didn't even qualify for the semi-finals. I felt so bad about myself and started questioning my whole race. Nevertheless, I knew I still had one more chance ( yes I didn't count the 500mts because I was never good at it). So I called my father and told him that no matter what, he has to be there in Chennai before my road race and he did make it in time. Everyone started to tell me that I've got this, I've always been good at it and I was pretty confident too. The race started. I don't know what happened but I wasn't even in the top ten. I was so mad at myself that I couldn't even cry. After reaching the hotel I told my parents that I need to be alone, so they went out and I cried for almost two hours.
There was a day gap before the last race. So we decided to go to the Jesus calls prayer tower in Chennai. When the prayer warrior prayed for me she said: "Lord, I know you're making Angel's dream come true, and thank you for that". I didn't know why she said that but I thought in my mind that because I was the worst at 500mts race and had no chance of winning.
Still, with a positive mindset, I went to play and cleared the pre-quarterfinals, quarters, and semi-finals and was selected for the finals. There were only 4 finalists and I was one of them. And then instead of being happy, I started wondering about my previous match where I couldn't even make it to the first ten, and in this race, I was in the top four.
For the finals, I was very nervous. But as the race started I knew I was going to win it and I came second. I won a silver medal for me and my state. And nothing could be better than that.
You see given the situation right now, we had it all figured out the last semester or the board exams and then masters degree admission or bachelor's admission or just preparing for the next year. We had it all planned maybe a trip to north India with friends. But somehow we are here in the midway of the semester and with no idea about what the future holds for us.
But all I can tell you is that maybe this can be a blessing in disguise, maybe this can be your time to find that one race you're not good at and winning at it. And maybe this can be a resting time for you because you deserve a break, maybe not in this way but still, you deserved this solitude.
I know it's difficult, but let's try and look at the brighter side and win a race we were not ready for!