Cliché
as it seems, change is the only constant. Change makes most of us feel
uncomfortable, but change keeps us on our toes. Changes keeps us moving, keeps
us growing. Without change, things tend to stagnate. We halt and we stop and we
don’t budge. We grow stubborn. We take things for granted.
The
egg hatches and a grubby chick emerges. It barely has feathers, it’s almost
ugly, bald. Soon it grows into a fluffy yellow chick and kids squeal at the
sight of it. It’s cute. Then it grows into an awkward chicken that’s almost too
fat to fly. It’s clumsy but every morning it crows and wake the house up. It
finds it place where people trust it and loves it for what it does. In the
corner of the barn another egg hasn’t hatched and the farmer has no choice but
to discard it before it rots.
It
is never easy but, remember, God has a special plan laid out ahead of you. It’s
a narrow path, a winding path, one that’s undulating up and down like a
sinusoid graph. But at the end of the day we are still loved and heavenly
rewards await us.
This
is only the beginning; the journey never quite ends. When we are weak, we see
God’s strength. Try your best. If it doesn’t work out that it probably isn’t meant to work out. Let go and let God.
School
seems to have only started but really, it’s February already? Thinking about
it, I’ve been in the holiday mood for 3 months now. Going back to routine is
going to be a feat.
It’s
been a long time since I’ve had to interact with so many strangers at once; it
seems that there’s a mood for
interacting with new people. During this orientation period, most people have
no qualms at all talking to random people. Any questions? Just turn to the
random person next to you and ask. It’s okay if you don’t know his/her name,
just ask! No one’s going to blame you for not knowing. In a way it’s nice.
Everyone’s generally friendly and open. (A schoolmate I didn’t know started
talking to me in the bus for no apparent reason.) The social hierarchy is
underdeveloped and almost no one will mind if you talk to “that crazy girl”. I
don’t know if this will stay though, when other commitments start to kick in
and we get busier. Will we forget to say hello to that OG mate? Will we start
to judge and cast aside a CT mate?
Here’s
to the next 2 years! Embrace it with an open mind, learn to live, learn to
love!
Happy
CNY eve guys!