In my endeavor to do better this year, I have taken down the certificates which hang on my bedroom wall...certificates and awards which I have earned at Southwest. I believe that one of the reasons of my complacency during the fall semester was due to the fact that I truly believed that university life and study would be identical to that of what I had experienced in college. And to my surprise, it was totally different!
That is so obvious, one might say. Well, true...but I guess sometimes it takes a hard knock to wake someone who has been oblivious to his situation and the changes which have taken place. Me in particular. The success which I had achieved at Southwest, in my view, had blinded me from the fact that university was no longer the same domain which I had been accustomed to during my first one and a half years of college education.
So, the pledge which I took about two weeks ago to change my life still holds strong. Today, I am still committed to my course, to my plan, and to my goal which I want to achieve. To do the very best that I can in all I do. I wish to be a better person, a better Christian, a better son, a better brother, a better friend, a better student, a better pianist...and the list goes on. It's true that no one is perfect, but whoever said that striving to be so was impossible? I believe that in setting a goal so high, I would be even more motivated to press on and stay committed to achieving my goal. As the saying goes, "Shoot for the moon, and if you miss, you will still be among the stars."
And so, this morning, I decided that it was time to remove from my bedroom wall all the certificates and awards which I had put up and store them away to be looked upon at some other time in life. However, noting the bare wall which would stand in front of me after taking down the certificates and awards...it just had to be aesthetically furnished. And so began my quest of acquiring some form of art or entity of similar nature.
I had seen some very beautiful paintings at World Market the night before...selling for half-price due to the mid-year sale which was ongoing. I was very tempted to purchase a painting with the word "Happiness" inscribed at the bottom. As I attempted to take down this piece from the shelf, my movement caused a slight noise which resulted in one of the employees of the outlet to inform me that the store had actually already closed! "You are such a quiet shopper!" she exclaimed. Not willing to take any longer, I left the piece at its shelf (intending to return the next day to further survey it) and purchased my other items. It was a good decision not to purchase it because it left more room, both on my wall and in my wallet to purchase another piece which I found today at JC Penney's.
Walking around JC Penney's, I chanced upon the home decor area which was also offering some huge offers and sales. My eyes immediately darted around to find something similar to the piece which I had left at World Market the night before...nothing of that nature, but some very, very beautiful drawings and oil paintings. But as I looked even further, I noticed that they had motivational inscriptions on it...excellent! This would fit my goal...to furnish my barren wall and also to motivate me in whatever I was doing! What a deal! And so, I now have two pieces hanging on my wall. One which says, "Cherish yesterday, Live today, Dream tomorrow" and the other, "Strength of purpose achieves the impossible."
Hence, I will from now on Cherish the sweet memories and achievements of yesterday, I will Live today to its fullest, and I set my mind and work towards my Dreams of tomorrow.
Cherish yesterday
Live today
Dream tomorrow
