Rapper Negav's Statement and the Story of the Richest Dropout in Class

Ms. My Dung, 33 years old, in Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh City, since Rapper Negav's statement "Mom, do you think the decision to let me drop out of school is right?" caused outrage, she immediately thought of her close friend from middle school.

Last summer, after nearly 20 years of meeting his teachers again, this most successful student in class refused to support the school in building a grand stage, organizing lavish parties, and going out as everyone suggested.

Rapper Negav's message: "Mom, do you think the decision to let me drop out of school is right?" caused controversy (Photo: NVCC).

He only agreed to give the school 20 scholarships for disadvantaged students, 10 computers and renovate the school library with a total cost of nearly 200 million VND so that the children have the opportunity to study.

Ms. Dung said that this is the most successful and richest classmate not only in the class but also in the whole school so far.

He is the owner of a large furniture company in Ho Chi Minh City with hundreds of employees and is very rich. In terms of status and finances, it must be said that he is far ahead of his peers.

Ms. Dung revealed that her friend was the one who actively chose the path of… dropping out of school early. After graduating from grade 12, while most of his friends went to university, he went to Ho Chi Minh City to work for an aluminum and glass company.

He knew that his learning ability was limited and it would be difficult for him to get into the university of his choice. Moreover, his family was poor and he knew that his parents would have a hard time going to school, so he chose to go to work early to earn money.

Although not following a formal education path, Ms. Dung knows that her friend studies and works very seriously and meticulously.

During the years working for hire at an aluminum and glass factory, when the employees left after work, he stayed behind to learn from the older people or practice on his own.

On weekends, he worked unpaid to learn from managers. During that time, he put in more effort and study than his friends in college and graduate school.

In particular, he is careful, meticulous, and responsible in everything he does. Even when assembling a table, chair, or TV shelf for a customer, he has to make it the most beautiful, best, and most convenient, not just to get it done to get money.

Dung's company once hired this person to be in charge of office interiors. Her boss even complained that if the customer didn't ask for anything, that was fine, but the person who did the work was very careful with every little detail.

When installing an electrical outlet, you also have to check whether it is suitable, safe, and aesthetically pleasing. There is a bit of hesitation, even though everything is done, he still has to take it apart and reinstall it.

Dung's best friend dropped out of school early and became the most successful and richest person in class (Illustration: AI).

Witnessing this journey, Ms. Dung understood why her friend, an employee with only a 12th grade education, became a successful owner. Now as the owner, he still personally goes to the construction site to assemble and inspect.

According to Ms. Dung, although her friend dropped out of school, he never stopped learning and was also hardworking, responsible, and modest.

Dropping out here can be understood as studying in school. There may be people who are not suitable for studying in school, they find other learning paths to develop their abilities better.

Ms. Dung did not "throw stones" at Rapper Negav's message "Mom, do you think the decision to let me drop out of school is right?" because to her, it only stopped at a personal story and opinion.

According to her, many people were outraged because this statement was made in front of about 20,000 spectators and in the content, listeners heard the narrow-mindedness and shallowness of a young person who dropped out of school early and took pride in it.

The idea of ​​"no need to study to be successful" actually did not only wait for Negav's message to his mother but has been mentioned for a long time in the face of the reality that many young people have an anti-study ideology.

An associate professor at a university in Ho Chi Minh City shared that not only those who dropped out of school early, but also many students sitting in university lecture halls have the idea of ​​"success without studying", "just need to earn a lot of money"... This idea is extremely dangerous when many young people rush into getting rich regardless of the situation and illegally.

According to him, a character that students often use to defend the idea of ​​"dropping out of school and still being successful" is billionaire Bill Gates.

However, many of you only know that much, not many of you take the time to read and learn about how difficult Bill Gates' journey to becoming a billionaire was.

Many students do not know that Bill Gates has important backgrounds such as being a good student, talented; a wealthy family... And especially, he dropped out of Harvard because he was so busy with studying, working, and creating from reality that he no longer had time to study at university.

Learning is more important than success to become a person (Illustration: AI).

According to educator Nguyen Thuy Uyen Phuong, founder of the TOMATO education system, not all success comes from studying.

But it would be naive to believe in "dropping out of school to succeed" when you yourself are mediocre and have not been recognized by anyone even in normal things, especially when your parents still have to support you.

According to Ms. Phuong, studying properly takes a lot of time and effort, and there are many shortcuts to success without studying. But the purpose of studying, sometimes, is not to succeed or achieve, but first and foremost to become a person.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/phat-ngon-cua-rapper-negav-va-chuyen-cau-ban-bo-hoc-giau-nhat-lop-20240930112425643.htm