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IstillrememberthedayswhenIwasayouthfulstudentinanengineeringschool．Ilivedacasuallifewithoutcaringaboutthefuture．Ismokeddrankwithfriendsandmadegirlfriends．LittledidIrealizethatcasualnesswouldcertainlyleadtoloss．

TwoyeashadpassedandIwasstaringdownareportcardthathighlightedFAILinmorethanhalfthesubjects．Ididn’tcareatleastnottillmydadfoundaboutit．YouseeIstudiedinIndiaandunliketheUnitedStateswherethestudentsareexpectedtofinancetheirowneducationmydadfinancedme．

Thencamethedaywhenmydadfoundoutmyhabitofsmoking．Helosthistemperbuthejusttoldme“Sonyourallowanceiscutinhalffromthismomenton”．Ithitmelikearoundhousekick(回旋踢)fromBruceLee．Iwasjolted(震摇)outofmybones!Icouldn’tcomprehendhowtopayoffthedebtsthatIhadaccumulatedincollege．Iowedeverybodymoney：thegrocerystorethebarstherestaurantsmyfriendsetc．Iwaslivingalifefilledwithcredit．

WhenIwentbacktocollegeIknewthatifIdon’tchangethewayIlivemylifeIwon’tbeabletopayeverybodyoff．SoIdecidedtomakesomechangesdrasticchanges．Iquitsmokingcutofffrommyfriendswholedmedownthewrongroadstartinghangingoutinlibrariesandreadingmyengineeringbooks．

OneyearlaterIwentfromamiserablefailuretoamagnacumlaude(优等成绩)．Lifewasneverthesameagain．Thisincidentmademeknowthatanythingispossibleifyoutakeactionanddosomethingaboutithoweversmallorlarge．EventodayitstillmotivatesmewhenIfeelthatI’mabouttoloseorgiveup．ItremindsmethatIcandoit!

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introducinghisuniversitylifetotheteenagereaders

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encouragingthoselazystudentstostudyhardatschool

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showingyoucanovercomeanydifficultyif