So I was watching this on YouTube and I realised how interesting and meaningful this, otherwise funny parody really is. I think this video is self explanatory, and as I leave for Tioman tomorrow, the message that this video shows, the message of not letting the past stand in the way of our future will remain in my mind for the hours I'll spend on the road, and the at sea.
Monday, March 22
~Ivor~
Saturday, March 13, 2010
So after many months, I have finally decided to blog again. So, today and a couple of days back, many things hit me that got me thinking about my life. It was as if, throughout the whole day, messages kept hitting me over and over again, and they were usually links to each other. Call me one who thinks too much, but I guess that those messages that hit me today really does have an effect on my life, and got me thinking even more about my actions and stuff.
So it was during the International School Track and Field Competition, just before my team, which consisted of Koon Peng, Robert, Paul and myself, was about to run the 4x400m relay.So we were really scared before the race started, as from the looks of the competitors, we didn't think we had much of a chance.So we decided on a very interesting team philosophy "lose then lose, win then win". This shows how indifferent we were to the result, as long as each individual runner ran a good race and pushed themselves to the limit. Also, we stood firm on the thought that if we won, we would win as a team, and if we lose, we would lose as a team, and this really gave me comfort and determination to push one. As I was the second runner, and lined up on the track, ready for Paul to pass me the baton, one thought raced through my mind "God, don't let me mess this up, please, don't let me mess this up". As Paul drew closer, and I got the baton from him, my mind went blank and all I could remember for the first 200m was Koon Peng's encouraging voice, urging me on. When I overtook a runner, and as I got closer to another and the finish line, I regained my sense of thought and as the baton was passed, a sense of joy came over me. So what if I was not the first few people to finish, I did it! And that was all that mattered to me at that time. After that passing moment, I cheered my other team mates on as they ran.We all put in our best shot, and I was certain of it, the result wasn't good, but we did our best, and we weren't last. I felt so much like a winner after that, I really did, although we didn't win anything, the biggest challenge that we won, was the obstacle of ourselves. This is what got me thinking about all the troubles I have had recently, with friends and with school, how I should not let them hold me back.
As the special Olympic saying goes:"Let me win but if I can not win, let me be brave in the attempt", so this really gives me a sense of security that in life, you can't always be a winner, but as long as you so called "finish the race", the race of life, everything will be worthwhile. We should look forward to each day, and not look back!