When I first stepped my feet to Kolej Mara Kuala Nerang, leaving
the comfort of my home or in some cases, discomfort to become something in my
life, I was very excited. There are few days in a human’s life when one is
truly euphoric. The first day in college is one of them. There is so much to be
curious about. I call this enthusiasm, the spark within me that makes me feel
truly alive today. The thing is how to keep the spark shining?
I think we were born with these sparks, countless of them because
a mere chocolate ice cream can make my 2-year old nephew hyper excited. When I
see students like me and my friend, I still see some sparks, but when I see
older people, the spark is difficult to be found. It urges me to conclude that
as we age, the spark fades.
Envisage the spark to be a flame of an oil lamp. The first feature
is nurturing; to give your spark the fuel ceaselessly. To nurture, always have
goals. It is human temperament to endeavour, enhance and execute until full
latent. In fact, that is triumph. It is what is viable for you. Just getting
better from current magnitude feels good. If you study hard, you can make
ameliorate of your rank. If you make an effort to communicate with people, you
will do better in interviews.
However, don't just have profession or academic goals. Set goals
to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before
successful. Balanced means assuring health, relationship, mental peace are all
in appropriate sequence.
There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your
dissolution. There is no fun in driving a car if your back is in pain. Shopping
is not fabulous if your mind is full of stress.
You must have read some quotes; Life is a tough race, it is a
marathon or whatever. No! From what I have seen so far, life is one of those
races in nursery school where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in
your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point in coming first. Same is
with life, where health and relationships are the marble. Your striving is only
worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success,
but this spark, this feeling of being adrenalized and alive, will start to die.
One last quality about nurturing the spark, do not take life too
seriously. Life is not meant to be taken seriously as we are really temporary
here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are fortunate,
we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2500 weekends. Do we really
need to get so worked up? It is okay, ditch a few classes, fool around a few
interviews, fall in love.
We are humans, not programmed devices.
We are humans, not programmed devices.
Lots of ♥♥♥♥,
ZuBearMar
ZuBearMar
yeah... after studying, we need to have some fun such as, shopping, have a walk, or at least have some conversation with friends.. treasure life!
ReplyDeleteI've been in KMKN before. I think that is the exact feeling on my first day there. And yes, I realize that the enthusiasm in myself doing this and that decreases day by day. I guess I should protect the spark from the moment I read your post.
ReplyDeleteIt's true, each and everyone of us has a spark, our own spark . (Y)
ReplyDeleteThe first step is the hardest. But the next step will make us 'adapted' toward something new.
ReplyDeleteFor me this spark is what makes me feel alive. Having this spark within me, it makes me feel this one kind of feeling which is inscrutable but for somehow I'm comfortable with it. I will definitely protect and nurture my spark.
ReplyDelete