Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Everyone has their own story

So your only commitment now is your H3?
yes, i have to say that that is very true. right now, the only time i ever stay back after school is for H3 or for studying. i dont have nationals to train for, or a performance to practice for, or even a council term to serve. in fact, i think im currently one of the most free guys around. which is all the more why i should be doing much better in my studies than i currently am. am i underperforming? am i letting myself down? am i letting the school down?

everyone has their own story; their own hopes, dreams, problems and fears. yet sometimes we forget that, and we think that we are the only ones in the world with difficulties and hesitations, while everyone else is supposedly having the time of their lives. that quote above may have been said in passing without much thought, but it gave me a really tight and much-needed wake-up slap. the moment we let our own problems swallow up our lives; the moment we let our own obstacles cover up those of others; the moment we focus so much on our own stories that we forget the stories of everyone else: that is when we meet the biggest problem of all.