Thursday, August 28, 2008, 10:13 PM
Thinking too Much am I?
Thought I should blog about this again. Though I will probably recieve alot of flak about it, be it being random or idiotic
Class recently had a series of unpleasant events. Or not too recent either. But as we near the BIG ONE, it seems (note the word "seems") that things are getting more and more out of hand?
Well, this is not the first time seeing this situation. I still remembered the O's 2 years ago. As things started to heat up, we all started to compete against each other. The mood could be seen as fiery.
But compared to what I'm starting to see, this may not just be a flame, but wild-fire. That of competitiveness. But what I'm going to highlight is possibly one of my past experience. That is, within this class, we are almost not competitors. Almost all of us have different ambitions. Using that as a basis, we are probably gonna go for different courses, different time periods, so why the reason to compete?
Of course, this is also partly the fault of the environment's pressure, "Everyone in your class is trying to get in" and still vividly, from the NUS speaker "If you can't get in, it says a lot about you" Logically, it makes sense, it is the truth. Yet they paint an almost false sense of excessive paranoia/ fear into all of us. Yes, a little fear, a little pressure is always beneficial. But, it is never good if you're gonna start seeing every bush as an ambush. In the end, you hurt yourself, you hurt the bush. I fear a dogfight, and I know that some of the participants would end up ostracized/ isolated, and it will not be pleasant to end off our college experience in such a manner
Back again, on the basis of our different aspirations. Think about the idea I'm going to offer
We all have a common goal. AJC is not that lousy either. Let's just work towards it hand in hand towards our aspirations, out of this fog. Deep down, assuming the A's is just another test, we all would still continue carrying for one another, so why let it spoil the harmonious peace we CAN achieve.
For all those who have suffered problems, though I'm in no position to judge, I feel we should jump at every chance to make up for loss. In the end, the friendship at the end is what matters, anything else (pride or whatever is worthless...) Or even, take up the courage to make it up.
Post Note-
I'm not that influential, so I hope that readers can take this in a positive light. Hence, at a personal level, do note that everyone has their own ways of de-stressing. Sometimes we jest about problems. Sometimes, unfortunately, we take it out on others. But please, take an objective view in whatever you see. It is always the spectator that sees more than the player, as I have mentioned to some before
