Question
Someone asked me: "what do you want to achieve in life at this point in time?"
and i paused and gave it some thought before answering: "actually most of the stuff i want to achieve right now are intangible"
i am actually very happy with the way im getting by right now. Nearing my ORD date and awaiting the start of Uni life, there isnt much to worry about. Lots of free time? yea, but it doesnt bother me, in fact i'm enjoying it right now and making the best of my time.
Different stuff makes different people tick differently. I currently am witnessing a shift in the perspectives of friends my age. Some haven't broke out of the mould our education system creates, some have dabbled with thoughts of buisness (and made it true). Some followed their dreams and travelled against the currents of convention to pursue their interests. Some matured, some blossomed, some became more introvert, some are still just as confused as years ago, some are ever so interesting.
"don't you wana achieve something?" .. hmm, well, over the years i realised that you can do lotsa stuff, you can get good grades, you can earn tonnes of money, own losta stuff.. (which is great) but at the end of the day, what makes ME tick is being contented =) . Which of course to some extent requires grades and income (lah). Thats being aimless? well, at the same time i guess you can't just think about instant pleasures but need a general direction.. but no point stressing yourself out so much.
i salute those in the tru-train system of top schools, i really do. For i have heard stories of how pressured they are, a life full of projects, covering A level topics at 15, long school hours and losta extra educational goodies to prep them up. Its tough, it will benefit them and us, their hard work will one day reap favourable fruits.
Me 2 years ago before NS, fresh from JC would say something like:
I would not want to be be one of them, for their late teenage years would be so different from what i went through. Youth and the experience it entails only comes once in a life and missing out on it... well, its just different. (sad thing is some of them leave this decision to their parents)
Me now:
Actually sometimes i kinda looks back and regret taking the easier path.. the future is not bleak for me, but than again, it could have been brighter. Perhaps the fun in the past could have been deemed a (slight) waste of time. But i stand by my choice and have no regrets at all. At the end of it all a happy fufilled life is good enough. But i truely would understand someone who chooses to be an achiever.
Guess it seems maybe i havent grown that much afterall. Owell, tangible is good, but whats intangible can be better. =)
and i paused and gave it some thought before answering: "actually most of the stuff i want to achieve right now are intangible"
i am actually very happy with the way im getting by right now. Nearing my ORD date and awaiting the start of Uni life, there isnt much to worry about. Lots of free time? yea, but it doesnt bother me, in fact i'm enjoying it right now and making the best of my time.
Different stuff makes different people tick differently. I currently am witnessing a shift in the perspectives of friends my age. Some haven't broke out of the mould our education system creates, some have dabbled with thoughts of buisness (and made it true). Some followed their dreams and travelled against the currents of convention to pursue their interests. Some matured, some blossomed, some became more introvert, some are still just as confused as years ago, some are ever so interesting.
"don't you wana achieve something?" .. hmm, well, over the years i realised that you can do lotsa stuff, you can get good grades, you can earn tonnes of money, own losta stuff.. (which is great) but at the end of the day, what makes ME tick is being contented =) . Which of course to some extent requires grades and income (lah). Thats being aimless? well, at the same time i guess you can't just think about instant pleasures but need a general direction.. but no point stressing yourself out so much.
i salute those in the tru-train system of top schools, i really do. For i have heard stories of how pressured they are, a life full of projects, covering A level topics at 15, long school hours and losta extra educational goodies to prep them up. Its tough, it will benefit them and us, their hard work will one day reap favourable fruits.
Me 2 years ago before NS, fresh from JC would say something like:
I would not want to be be one of them, for their late teenage years would be so different from what i went through. Youth and the experience it entails only comes once in a life and missing out on it... well, its just different. (sad thing is some of them leave this decision to their parents)
Me now:
Actually sometimes i kinda looks back and regret taking the easier path.. the future is not bleak for me, but than again, it could have been brighter. Perhaps the fun in the past could have been deemed a (slight) waste of time. But i stand by my choice and have no regrets at all. At the end of it all a happy fufilled life is good enough. But i truely would understand someone who chooses to be an achiever.
Guess it seems maybe i havent grown that much afterall. Owell, tangible is good, but whats intangible can be better. =)
posted by ray at 3:47 PM
1 Comments:
eh bro. u know aloysius ah?
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