Life is but a series of choices riddled with hard decisions. But the beauty lies in the fact that in the great unknown future lies limitless possibilities and every decision we make; even the smallest of quanta can alter the interactions of our physical lives. In the end we find ourselves playing a game of pursuit; a chase for our dreams and aspirations.
However, we find ourselves morphing, absorbing our surroundings - personalities, knowledge and infinite sights and sounds; in hopes of being a better person; to stand a better chance to beat the system - to claim our trophies.
Pride might have played a role for our need to stay sharp and to maintain an alpha status. Perhaps we are merely living vessels of cells and chemical reactions rendered into flesh and bone. Every action is but a series of stimuli and motor responses shaped by our past experiences. We are merely mechanical, androids unified under a common system.
Yet, we can always find an inner voice inside of us constantly prodding at us, reminding us to not forget the finer things in life; to find and give love to our family and friends, appreciate the things we have always taken for granted, to find God and his grace, to let our pride down sometimes.
Yet somehow we persist in our constant state of travel, deterred by our inertia to change; to come to terms with our inner voice as it slowly diffuses among the heavy workload.
I hope we can always make time for those things, because without them, what are we but slaves toiling for a meaningless cause in life.
I believe that we are capable of so much more, in our pursuits for something greatness or success, we will no doubt lose tracks of what is truly important to us, our childhood dreams, our ethics and values that we believed so deeply in our adolescence, the innate kindness present in all of us, our desire to share, our need to slow down and catch up with an old friend.
I am not young but neither am I old - I have reached an age whether I am no longer sheltered from my mistakes, where decisions have lifetime repercussions.
where there are ‘no second chances’, either you’re in it or you’re not
With stakes these high, I can’t afford to make mistakes, however I know that even if I should lose my way; to go astray, I have people around me who will always stick with me no matter what. And walk with me until I find the right path again. And I am really blessed to have the opportunity to meet these amazing people, my parents, Xuekun, my wonderful class 6G and my close friends. I really am. And I guess amidst all the hysteria going on regarding the upcoming conclusion of our A’s journey, the thought of these people made me realise that life is long, this is but a minor milestone in our lives. We have still a long way ahead of us.
Que Sera Sera
Good grades is nothing but a head start, what comes after is all up to us.
But nothing makes me happier than seeing the people around me happy. I guess that is all I can ever ask for. So let Friday mark the start of another chapter in our lives.
Good Luck Friends.
