Well, it sounds kind of irony that your professor convinces you why you didn't get the mark even though the answer is kind of correct yet you are still okay about it.
Getting a pep talk from your professor wasn't what I have expected. Neither did I thought I would take away something from it. But it hit me. All this time, I've let my failure got the hand of me, causing me to be too afraid of making mistakes and getting all defensive when it happens. I've lost the optimism that I once embraced and it took me till today to realize that.
I've delve too deep on my mistakes , blaming myself too hard to realize the blessing in mistakes. Having been in university for a year now, I've learnt that hard work does not equate results. Often times, things just don't work out. Yes, you make mistakes. Yes, how stupid of you to do that. Yes, why can't you be like you peers who have done well? Why can't you be the person who scored the A's? Everyone is too held up in chasing the perfect grade, the elusive A* that we can't afford to make any mistakes.
Too much desire to chase my grades that I've forgotten how it feels to be optimistic again. I've always been looking at the worst even since school started. That I've forgotten how strong I am before. It's amazing how my professor is able to hit some sense in mind. Life is not about being perfect all the time. A little imperfection does not hurt and is sometimes necessary to train and sharpen our faith and strength.
You are your own failure. You are your own success. The control is within you. Start learning to learn from mistakes. Start learning optimism. Start living your life again.