Hussain Mohammad 9b

Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. I read this quote somewhere and I think it best fits my life. For the three most crucial years of my life, I was in the Hifz Section completing Hafiz-ul-Quran. When I became a hafiz and I went into the classroom, I was not confident enough to face people, and friends or give answers in the classroom, despite the huge achievement.
Whenever classroom discussions happened I would not be able to answer as my mind got confused and I couldn’t feel the environment of the classroom. My confusion always got the better of me, and I kept wondering when I would be able to take part without fear.
One day in grade 9, Model United Nations was introduced. To my pleasant surprise, Ms. Zenab Mohammad was our teacher and our mentor for the Model United Nations. I thought that it was my only chance to end my greatest weakness of all the stage fear. When DENMUN was announced, I had taken a backseat instantly. I did not want to enroll, but Ms. Zenab Mohammad, my mentor, teacher, and mother insisted on me and told me to go to DENMUN. That’s how I went to the DENNING MODEL UNITED NATIONS.
MUN is a conference in which the representatives of different countries sit and discuss the world’s major problems, and solutions with their impact both negative and positive. It is a replica of the actual United Nations.
It was an excellent experience to be at a University, sitting with University students, and talking about global issues. I felt as if my words matter. My thoughts and solutions were valued. I gave the first speech on the first day. In the beginning, I was very scared. My stomach was rumbling and I could see sweat on the palms of my hands. But, everyone in the room was sharing their opinion. It gave me the confidence to share my opinion as well. My eyes and my hands, along with my tongue, worked together to form a masterpiece to present in front of the crowd facing me.
I was given the country Australia. It was a huge country with a lot of politics going on in it. My committee was SOCHUM (Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Committee). The name says it all. The effects of the debate happening in our committee are lasting and powerful.
I gave speeches every day, made friends, and had a lot of fun in the committee sessions. We made a bloc of countries and had a certificate in our hands. Today I am so confident that even today if you make me stand on a stage I am confident enough to face the crowd.
For this I thank BHS and my teacher and mother for giving me a lifetime opportunity to succeed in defeating my weakness.