This is my story

Name- Young boy
Age- 24
Town- Colombo, Sri lanka

I went to school for 13 years ad passed a/l. Yes I passed it in my second attempt. Before all this I think you like to know about myself. I am son of no job man and a no job woman. I don't have any idea how they taught me. I have one sister. She was get married to a fire fighter. When I was doing my o/l I didn't go to school as I didn't have bus fair. And didn't go to classes continuously as my parents couldn't afford the fees every month. But I passed my o/l with 5 A's. Yes I am happy with that. Because I Got A's to my favorite subjects.

Then I came to a/l class. My story remains the same. However I failed in my first attempt. (Ah I forgot to tell I studied in mathematics stream as I dreamed to be an engineer). Then I passed my exam in the second attempt. Yes I did it. In my result sheet it says I have got qualified to go to university. But didn't qualified. Because here about 20% of students are qualifying to state universities. But my dream to be an engineer did't fade. So I decided to do a diploma conduct by government. Can you remember I am a student who was qualified to go to state university. Now I am doing a diploma. Because I must achieve my dreams. But most unfortunate is there are students who didn't qualified to do the diploma also. Some of them were just like me. Fortunately I was able to follow the diploma by staying at home. If I had to get board definitely I will leave the diploma dues to high expenses. However I was lucky. And now I am following a diploma conduct by the government. Do you remember I am student who was qualified to go to state university.

You know one thing. There are lots of private universities in Sri Lanka. They say they are ready to give the chance to the 80% who couldn't got to state universities like me. Yes we can do those degrees. But did you think why I didn't follow such a degree program? Can you guess? Yes you can guess. Everyone knows the reason. But owners of private universities and students in them forget that reason. They know my situation. But they forget it and do their job.

But you know I feel lucky because state university students fight for the students like me. But they are neglected. Not because they are state university students. But because they fight for the students like me. They fight against the rich. Therefore they are neglected and dishonored. The true reason for the fight is buried under the soil. The true reason to take private universities to government and increase the annual intake, and give the chance to students like me. But the true reason is buried under the soil by the rich. They are fighting to give free education to rich also. But they are against them. I don't know why. Sometimes it may be because they have money to follow their degree programs. So they neglect dreams I have. Because I'm poor. Yes because I am poor.

I am a student qualified to state university but following a government diploma, because................?