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The trials and tribulations that turned Mijwal’s dreams to reality.
On a pleasant and beautiful sunny day with the sky blue and clear of clouds, Ahmed Mijwal Nawaz chatted about the adversities he faced and the journey he went through in order to achieve the position of Deputy School Captain of Aminiya School.
He talked about how his life was while growing up saying that he was taught to follow a set of principles by his parents and how respecting other people no matter what was one of them.
He said “they taught me about how I should respect other people regardless of their age, regardless of their caste, regardless of where they are from or what their skin color is”
He also noted that he believes that these principles have helped him grow as a person.
“I think those principles have inspired me to do a lot of things like, I grew a passion for leadership, I grew a passion for reading, for learning and developing myself for the better”, he said.
He also went onto emphasize that the people that backed him up in his school activities were mainly his parents.
“I’d say my biggest supporters are my parents, they’ve been with me through thick and thin, they’ve been with me every step of the way, providing me with the emotional support and the moral support that I needed when I was going through stuff in life”
He added to that by saying “they’ve been with me since birth of course and I know it’s every parent’s responsibility to do that but they have done their responsibility and far more than what I would have ever asked them for”.
His admiration for the former president of the United States of America, Barrack Obama was also brought up in the conversation, when he was asked about his inspiration in life.
According to Mijwal he deeply respects Mr. Obama for the solidarity he has shown throughout every challenge he has faced.
“Since he is a person of color, he’s always had racism handed over to him by the white people but through all that pain and suffering he has always shown solidarity, and I think that is really inspiring to a lot of people. Personally, inspired me to become a leader like him”.
He mentioned that his decision to become the school captain of Aminiya had occurred to him while he was in third grade and that was also the first time he had heard of the position.
“I was like, this is my opportunity, ever since I was young, I’ve always had a passion for leadership and this was the first time I’ve ever seen an opportunity to develop my skills in a leadership position” he said while speaking about his thought process in third grade.
His first step in pursuing his goals was to ask for help from his parents in order to get the financial support needed to buy supplies for campaigning. After that he assembled a team of his closest trustable friends and campaigned for a duration of two weeks. The campaign turned out successful acquiring the support of hundreds of students.
The biggest challenge Mijwal faced according to him was his opponent. Speaking about his election, he said “He was a very strong opponent with lots of connections because of his participation in extracurricular activities which gained him more votes”.
This resulted in a loss against his opponent in the election with a difference of 0.6% in votes.
Mijwal stated that he became happy even though he got the position of the Deputy School Captain and not the School Captain. Speaking in this regard he said for him the end result was not as important as the journey that got him there and the friends that he made. He also emphasized that it was because those friendships will be cherished for as long as he lives.
Furthermore, he talked about his participation and experience in the Aminiya School Model UNESCO Conference.
“It was a valuable lesson that I gained from that experience” he said. Highlighting that it was a valuable lesson that applies to real he further noted “the lesson was that you have to be ready to defend your perspective and to be prepared for anything you might face”.
Finally, Mijwal conveyed a message to the youth “My message to all the youth is to believe in yourselves. You’ve got to chase your dreams because you’re not going to be here for very long and you have to go with no regrets. So, no matter what anyone else tells you to do, you’ve got to pursue your dreams, indulge in your passions, many of you have a lot of potential but you keep it closed in because someone told you not to but it is really important that you do.”
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