Truth to be told, I am very afraid now. Although much most of everything is settled now, I still feel anxious about the few months ahead. My heart skipped a beat when I was waiting for my history lecturer to present me the breakdown for the exam results. All glory be to God! I felt so much relief when my doubts were quickly proven wrong. Nothing vexes a student like examination results. Especially the ones that places so much effort and emphasis in education. I also constantly remind myself that by taking a scholarship, my guarantors are also people who I am responsible to with the addition of my parents and my own future.
My auntie told me that there are many roads to success. Yet, I have taken this path. A one that is academically driven, adored by parents yet receives criticism because success is not guaranteed with the string of As that students strive so hard to achieve. In my opinion, success lies in the hands of those who have ambition and matches it with their niche.
With that brushed aside, I am almost done with Amy Chua’s The Battle Hymn of A Tiger Mother. Needless to say, I have fallen in love with Amy Chua’s parenting style. My mother was a pretty feisty Tiger Mother herself and I love the fact that she is now one of my best friends. I think one of the issue that we need to tackle as a society is the lack of discipline and passion to push every individual to their very best. Everyone is in some escapism mindset or simply contented without realising that they could achieve so much more.
There’s still so much more for me to achieve but there’s just too little time.
Posted on February 1, 2012
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