Struggles = Stress

Struggles, an element in life. In life, there are many struggles. Struggles include many types. You may face struggles in work, school and every aspect of life. In work, you may struggle do complete the work your superior assigned you to complete. You may need to do a lot of research for your work and by the time you finish your research, you may even realise that the deadline is approaching. In school, you may have to struggle to meet the deadline of the work and you might not even know how to complete the work. If the deadline is the next day and you do not know how to complete it, you will struggle to try to complete it even if you do not know how to do it. These examples will definitely result in stress.

Actually, in my point of view, people who face struggles should face them with an easy mind. If they take struggles too seriously, they will have a lot of stress, which might lead to them having depression. Stress is difficult to manage, so in the first place, we should not even treat our struggles too hard. I know that it is a difficult task to do as you will naturally feel stressed when you have struggles as I have experienced it before. I personally cannot handle struggles easily and I am trying very hard now to take them easily.

Many people assume that stress is something that helps you to push yourself harder and improve even more quickly. However, people do not look at the cons of stress. They look at the pros of stress only. If people have too many struggles and problems, they will have too much stress and it may lead them into a state of depression. An example is shown in the short story,"Adeline Ng Ai Choo", in the book,"Little Ironies". Adeline was a girl who had the struggle of being unable to concentrate when she is studying. This is a result of the stress she had to face when her father gave her presents for her to do well in her studies and when her mother said that if she did not do well, she would be a disgrace to the family. As Adeline could not concentrate in her studies, she failed her test by one mark and as she was unable to get this mark, she committed suicide. This is ultimately a result of her parents' high expectations on her.

Many students face stress due to peer pressure as well. If people score well in their examinations while you struggle even to pass, you will have stress as well. The consequences might be as dire as when the students' parents have high expectations on them.

Therefore, the purpose of this blog entry is to inform people not to be stressed out too easily and take things easily. Please do not be too stressed and lead a happy life! :)