Silencing the 'E' story perpetuates warped thinking that failure is bad

An E score. [iStockPhoto]

The story of the "A" students is loud. The "E" story is nowhere to be heard. It is not our kind of story. Let those in the "E" zone deal with it. The "Es" stand condemned. Today's world is about success stories. Failure is a private affair. Hustlers have only political value - to make those in power have a narrative. But the fake solidarity is not an accident - it is the way it is meant to be. Beyond the transactional value they are on their own. Our society has little patience with the struggling. All eyes on the podium finishers - all others remain invisible with stories not worth telling.

Increasingly, our society is disowning the struggling. Even the faithful are not being left behind! A chorus sang in churches repetitively chants "I'm a winner in the Lord." I heard of a pastor who only buries those who die of old age. According to the pastor, anyone who dies young dies prematurely and is therefore a loser and he does not bury losers. The coverage of the recent release of national exams is a winner's narrative. "E" scorers are nowhere to be heard. But the day they turn around their story and become winners, they will earn access to the microphone and the newspaper.