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Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 11:51 PM
from Ben.
i heard this line before somewhere,"there's nothing you can rob from man, but his spirit"
a lot of people are putting in a lot of effort in us, Some put in significantly more.
I have seen it before. It is a very sad thing when a person loses faith and gives up on something/someone. Even if we don't give 2 hoots about ourselves, at the very least, even if it means dragging your feet, don't let their efforts go to waste.
But that's not the point. In the first place, I don't think anything is expected in return. Whatever is done, is done out of their own good will. The only ones who will truely benefit are us, yet ironically, we are also the ones who are negating the effort put in.
Sometimes, the result isn't the most important thing. Even if you have no clue as to how to accomplish a certain task, at least try! DO your best. Even if you fail, your effort is still recognized. MengHui may not be the outspoken/affluent sort, but this morning, I can really see him giving his 100%. Engaging the crowd tirelessly, walking them from the entrance to the booth, etc
SHOW a positive attitude. It's bad enough that we stroll in late into class. And now, there's a major event, and yet we display the same nonchalant attitude. If there's a really good reason, fair enough. Worst still, the latecomers don't seem to show any sense of urgency. I have mentioned this before, if one person is late, can the others PLS go ahead and report for duty first. You are holding up the whole event!
Taking short breaks to catch a breath and recharge is perfectly fine! However, not to the extent of taking a full lunch break!! If you know that your task clashes with your meal time, makan before ur timeslot. Worse comes to worst, I don't think the lecturers mind you guys munching on finger food but don't abandon your post all together. Moreover this is unjustifiable just because you feel that you don't see any positive response from the crowd.
You may feel feel that you are arrowed for duty and so you shall just go through motion. But do you get this luxury in future when you are working? Habits, attitude and character are moulded from young. Negative traits are very hard to get rid off. You may think that the punishment is too harsh. In fact, I feel that the punishment dealt is beffiting of immature kids. It serves as a wakeup call to us, in hope that we will wise up.
However, did anyone even stop grumbling and look past the punishment? What's the purpose of this event? Is it for the school? Is it for the lecturers? Or is it for each and every one of us?
A state-of-the-art weapon is useless if the soldier is untrained to use it. Similarly, a good course/diploma is but an empty shell if there are not good, hardworking students in it. If the upcoming cohorts fail to meet the mark, it stains the reputation of our Dip, and all the man-hours, all the efffort put into this course will go to waste! But the ones who really lost out is US.
If you really fail to see the big picture, at least listen to the advice of those who can! Trust me, Trust ah Ho. He has absolutely nothing to gain but satisfaction from our success in life. There's only so much that can be said. The rest is up to you guys to perform. I'm certain we are capable of so much more, it would be a complete waste if we fail to live up to our true potential.
So, lets work together to be the best we can all be!
"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon result."