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Dear God… Let This Exam Be As Kind As I’ve Been To My Students

After more than a decade in the academia, I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed almost every part of the profession be it teaching, mentoring students, interactive classroom discussions, projects supervision, and those beautiful moments when a student finally understands a difficult concept. Well almost every part… except one. Marking examination scripts...   Many lecturers already knows this struggle. Those tall piles of answer sheets staring back at you like they have a personal grudge... Often containing handwritings that look like footballers autographs, so difficult to read.  At some point you begin to wonder whether you are marking an exam script or trying to decode ancient manuscripts newly discovered by archaeologists from the times of Tsumburbura and Barbushe.  Then comes the internal debate between “Did the student really understand this?” and “Maybe I should give some marks for effort, for grammar, for neatness, etc” aka "let my people go."  Wel...
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A poetic exploration of the relationship between nature and human experience.

A picture of a Man 
Lying in the dirt
Dry cracked mud dirt
Call it down to earth

🖋️Mal. S.K. ilah
Thu, 6th Feb 2025
5:13pm 



EXEGESIS 🤔
I took this photo lying in a paddy field, surrounded by dry cracked mud with no single human in sight for over a square kilometer. In that brief moment captured, I felt a deep sense of connection to the earth. It was as if the beauty of vulnerability and the importance of staying strong in the face of life's ever-demanding challenges were all around me. This moment made me feel small, yet somehow connected to something much bigger. It's a feeling that's hard to put into words, but it's more of being humbled by  the Almighty Allah's beautiful creations. For me, this moment is about remembering to stay grounded and appreciate the simple things in life. It's also a reminder to cherish the fleeting moments of life and find wisdom in the stillness of the earth. Ultimately, it's an invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and remember that we are all mere mortals.

🖋️ Mal. Sharfaddeen K ilah 

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