It was a simple message to encourage me, and it worked. It came while I was doing a French lesson on my phone, but I can't stop thinking about it.

"Try a little harder next time."
See, I wasn't really trying at all.

It's like the time in the 9th grade when I got 3 As and 3 Bs on my midterm report card. I was happy with my grades, but my friends had all As. I loved school and…