# 41. Always put your studies first.

 Ah yes, saying this, i feel like I'm my mother or grandmother. 

I remember when i was your age and i keep on rolling my eyes every time they manage to sneak this to every conversation they can grab a hold of. Guess what?

This maybe the most cliche thing you might ever hear from me but as true as the sun and the moon, this is real. I have had countless opportunities in my life squashed and wasted all because i have chosen everything first before studies. Back then i thought that i already had and knew everything, boy was i wrong! 

When i grew up i realized that it was as equally important to finish my studies as it was to go home groggy from parties and alcohol. 

Trust me my child, everything has its limits and boundaries, fun will eventually stop, friends will come and go, and college will soon end. I am not stopping you from ever experiencing these things but the soonest you will realize the ounces of truth behind everything, the better.

You might be wondering why i am saying this, call it my love for you, but i know how regret is painful. And i do not wish for you to ever have regrets with your life. Not with school at least.

So there, enjoy school, college would probably be the best years of your single life and you ought to enjoy it, just remember this rule of thumb. 'if you think that you are giving other things more time than your own studies, reel it in and balance'.

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