'change' is a powerful thing. a tool. a weapon.
many pple cannot adapt to it, while others do. many undergone that and smile. while others frown. so should we embrace that? i dono. how about you deciding it for urself? =)
watched the matrix revolutions yesterday. there was tis conversation between Neo and Trinity that impacted me dearly. n so here it goes..
Trinity: Neo, do you know wat have changed over the past 8 hours?
Neo: No.
Trinity: Nothing, nothing has changed.
after which they kissed. (haha tis isnt important though)
i've reflected upon tis, while i lay in bed awaiting my drowsiness to get the better of me and i asked myself this qn. have anything changed over the past 2 years? and yes, i have to say that it is indeed the 'past 2 years' because it really was a significant part of my life. JC! ok now im ready to answer that question. the answer is yes. my attitude towards life, mentality towards life, and in fact my life itself have changed. for the better? yes i hope so.
first, friendship. why is this important. lets all put aside our academic life for a moment and tink about it for a moment. can u survive w/out friends. yes? nah. to those who might tink that way, friends are important, as important as how much we value water as a resource. they provide support, when you're down, or up or watever. they cheer you up and make ur life colourful (if it was colourful from the start, they add more colours to it(: ). they share weal and woe, and even though they are not omnipresent, they are there and i know it (unless there are backstabbers ard which i seriously hate it). tis past 2 years thus changed me. i've known many many new pple, especially my class, and found frens who i've lost contact wif. its wonderful.
secondly, mentality. have it change? yes it did as well. shld we sink into despair whnever you're down. shld u weep like who-knows-wat if u fail your exams or foiled relationships. i've learnt lots the past years, when to be happy and when not. in fact, being happy owas is wat it should be. why bother to let unhappy stuffs affect you? to everyone out there who's feeling sad, SMILE :)
thirdly, attitudes. it may be attitudes towards life, ur frens or even the way you look at a stinking toilet bowl. sounds similar to mentality? slight difference there. i've thought over tis as well. basically mentality involves wats deep in your mind, ur innermost thoughts while attitudes would mean the way you carry out wat is in ur mind. my attitude towards life changed as well. especially after the trip to thailand earlier this year. it set me pondering.. why are we studying so much. and i can affirm you that everyone out there are studying FOR THE SAKE OF STUDYING! that sucks but wat can we do. jus look at the kids at 'the land of a thousand smiles', they are genuinely smiling whereas our singaporean counterparts are instead frowning. the direct opposite for an eight-year old kid. wat's this? hmmm one word, 'stupid'.
lastly, my life. have my life changed? YES IT DID! had really been through trails and tribulations. for those who know me, u've seen me smile and frown, or even on the verge of breaking down, over various issues which there is no nid to mention. my happy with my life at the moment. its great and im laughing everyday. its a gd thing after all, comparing that to one who doesnt laugh at all. its ..' constipating'. i dare say i've experienced loads the past 2 years yet agn. the ups and downs, being though rain and shine. all tis seriously dealt me deeply as i traced back the things that have happened. as many have told me, my life is an 'interesting' one. and its still up to me to decide on whether to accept that or not, which i did. therefore it still boils down to attitudes and mentalities. its important.
as to wat Trinity said to Neo, thats different. embrace changes and live a better, more fulfilling life. cya soon;)
