and i just wanna pat myself in the back cause i really did ok and i am proud of my result, which is 25/27 btw. but see, it's really competitive here in NUS. and i think lotsa people get the same marks as me or even higher than me. not that i want to complain, but my friend who got higher than me is not even PROUD of what she got.
though i can't change her mindset, and though i know that academic is really important to her since her mom and the society tell her the same thing, i just want to say that, academic really isn't everything. so what if you get 27/27? it's just a temporary happiness. how long will it last? 1 day? 2 days?
actually, i'm kinda glad that i joined NUSBS and go for dharma circles. i learnt a lot, really a lot about attachments, about being happy here and now, to let go and appreciate what you have in life. after all these years being in singapore, it was as though i got sucked into the meaningless rat race. without NUSBS, i would have been lost forever. i'm not saying academic is not important. i'm not saying that you shouldn't study. what i am trying to imply is that, yes, studies is important but it's not everything in life.
have you stopped to appreciate your life even just once today? food for thought, really.
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