Reasons you should stop cheating

This post is about cheat in terms of cheating on exams :)
I wrote this in English because I want to improve my writing skills in English and I'm sorry if my grammar isn't good enough :)

Admit it, you must have had a period in your lifetime when you were cheating most of the time. Mine was when I was in junior high school. I can't help but cheat. At that time, it's becoming a habit, a bad one. I usually cheat by asking my friends, making tiny notes on a piece of paper, making some gesture with my friends, and much more. I'm an absolute pro when it comes to cheating. It's so silly when I talk about it now because I was such a fool back then. I made some gestures with my friends like backrest, leaning my body towards right or left, etc. Looking back, it's so ridiculous.

I don't really care much about this habit and I just kept doing it. I can't stop cheating until I become friends with Falaha (you can call her Fala). She just changed my whole life. So, thank you so much, Fal. Your thoughts have entirely changed my perspective. I'm so grateful to be her friend.

I met Fala when I was in 10th-grade in senior high school. She and I became a close friend because she was my classmate and she sat next to me in the classroom. We never had the same class again since that first year of senior high school because she picked the social class and I picked the science class. It was a short time but I'm so happy I could be friends with her.

Long story short, I remember Fala had trouble with mathematics subject. It was so hard for me too. One day, she was so sad because her score didn't reach the standard score and she must take another exam to fix it. However, I'm proud of her because she didn't cheat at all. She does it by herself. I forgot if I do it by myself or not, but at that time, I felt so bad for her. After the sad time has gone, she said, "it was my choice not to cheat, so I must take the consequences if I didn't learn enough. After all, it's your choice whether to cheat or not to cheat, but mine is to do it honestly. It's also the process of learning, not the process of finding a perfect score". Suddenly, I feel inspired. I want to do the same thing. I really like the choice she makes, because it's so hard to have that strong determination if your surroundings are still cheating.

Since then, I do my exam honestly. The result sometimes disappointing but I'm okay with that. It's not such a bad thing. I just have to do another exam and learn more. I remember when I was in 11th grade I was the only one in my class who didn't reach the standard score. It was chemistry. I struggle the most with that subject. I was so sad, but at the same time, I feel so proud for not letting myself cheating even if I couldn't do it. But then again, I just realize that my highest score in the national exam was in chemistry. I am absolutely shocked because I didn't expect that to happen.

So, here are the reasons you should stop your bad habit:

1. It's your choice, I couldn't force you to stop cheating. But if you want to make a difference in your life, just start doing your exam honestly.

2. Waste of time, waste of energy, waste of everything.

3. It felt so much better if you do it honestly and get a good score. If you fail, then it's not a big deal because you can learn from it.

4. If you cheat and your score is good, it feels nothing. There's no feeling of achievement.

5. It's for your own good. You get yourself a knowledge and it's never useless.

Trust me, you can do the test by yourself if you study. You just have to be confident and don't forget to pray.

If you want to check out Fala's blog, you can click here. One word for her: inspirational :).

Terima kasih.

Ridha.