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You Have a Fire in You

Ebin Joy
3 min readFeb 20, 2025

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Whether you know it or not, the fact is that you are capable of being more than what you are.

fire in the dark during night time, by Tobias Rademacher in Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/fire-in-the-dark-during-night-time-wnF27F85ZKw

I remember my childhood days when I had low self-esteem. I never thought I would be able to perform above average in class. I only had one dream: not to be at the bottom of the rank list, and I carefully worked to achieve that.
I had difficulties in learning languages and other subjects in the classroom. I really believed that I wasn’t fit for academic activities.
Things changed when I turned 16 and joined a new school. I had a new teacher. She was a teacher who truly understood the role and responsibility of a teacher in the life of a student. Rather than just teaching me lessons, she convinced me of the necessity of education and why I should study well and perform well in all academic and non-academic activities.

I was convinced, and my life changed after that. I started studying better, performing better in the classroom, and teachers began speaking highly of me. My parents became happy, but more than that, I became happy with myself and developed a sense of self-esteem.

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Ebin Joy
Ebin Joy

Written by Ebin Joy

Writer also a pastor with a passion for exploring faith, purpose, and love. Sharing reflections on spirituality and life through philosophy and scripture.

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