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Saturday, July 18, 2009
It's nice to see the wiser side of Mrs Lee once in a while, we've been caught up in so much of Math with her that we had almost forgotten that a teacher serves to teach and guide us through life, instead of just academics. Today's (/yesterday's) C.C.D lesson was the hot topic of everyone's blog, so I guess I'll just jump on the bandwagon for this one. 'Resilience', according to my terms, is the ability developed by a person to withstand the many setbacks life throws at them. Such people have always been at the height of admiration from my point of view, and I wonder if I myself, would one day be like them when need be. Sometimes we needn't look far, to find the hero in ourselves. Although as students, we are always told that the pressure we face in today's times are NOTHING. Well, THAT's the adults viewpoint. ^^ I beg to disagree. Today's adults, when was the last instance they lived in our age range? 20, 30 years ago? Any idea how much can change within 20 years? For those who keep themselves updated with the news, I'm sure you'll comprehend (For those, who don't, too bad. It's about time you pick up the habit.). How about, the pressure to get yourself a good career wasn't at the terrifying level as it is now?
As I'd mentioned before, 'pampered' Singaporean students might not neccesarily be ignorant of the miseries of the outside world, for we face imposing problems of our own too, maybe not all, but perhaps some. I had to deal with a near-fractured family with an easy smile ever since a few years ago, sometimes even a mask will start to fade if you hold it up to your face for too long...And family problems don't really refer the tyranny of my control-freak Dad, haha, that's only a norm, and the tip of an iceberg.
Right, back to C.C.D lesson. Mrs Lee also talked about a Chinese National student she once had. Someone who managed to score an A2 for English by studying 2 years for it. I achieved the same feat by studying 15 years for it. This ex-student of Mrs Lee is indeed amazing. I got a feeling I'll like him if I get the chance to meet him. ^_~
And, let me bring my ponderings of love to a conclusion. I always thought it to be a privilege to be able to express my emotions and feelings clearly in words and poetry. But it seems that there will always be some topics that will merely appear in half its meaning if you write it out, never to be fully expressed literally. Which brings me to the next question...
"If love isn't something to be said, can it be done?"
It appears that some will feel that love 'cannot be done', in its second sense, depending on the experiences of different people. Sometimes I really wonder if William Shakespeare knew what he was playing with when he wrote 'Romeo and Juliet'.
