There is more that meets the eye.
Most of our teenage years are deemed chasing papers; PSLE, N/O levels, A levels, Diploma, Degree. That isn’t a lie. We are taught the practicality in these papers and how they hold great powers in which we live our lives in future. We set them as priority and they are our “vision”. Acquiring these visions are our number one goal, we place pleasure and pressure in attaining these goals. But what comes after/beyond/ within all of that?
I remembered the void I had after my o’s. I felt pretty aimless. After my diploma (well there was army, so enjoyment came priority), there was still a certain amount of lost. And now I fear after 2 years of jungle fighting, mosquito killing, I might enter that same “void”.
What I’m trying to convey here is simply the fact that as important as chasing papers are, and as awesome this system in which we singaporeans are so grilled into. (Before I get into the argument, education is very important and I’ve learnt the importance of it but hear me out here.) There are skills that we have to acquire, such as working, communicating, playing the guitar, learning the trades of our career. There are people worth investing in. There are stories out there worth listening to, writing about. Beauty that we have yet put into light-frames aka photos. There is space for creativity to roam and for us to look for One who creates everything in this world. (If it is appropriate, although I’m persistent) Where we store our treasure is where our heart is.
This is a kind reminder to myself about what dad told me before and when I was in the army : it’s just two years of your life, there are more things in life than that.
