life lessons

lessons in school for this term has been good so far. i'm starting to believe i made a right choice in my majors & instead of just going through the rote system, its like i have seen the big picture. the big picture. thats what ms k said time after another during our lit classes. what IS the big picture? i was frustrated at a point in time, because i could never see it and it seems impossible to see it. and i have learnt that it takes time to see the big picture. to see how this little excerpt fills up in the story.

i never had an opinion about my education. i just went through it. now i know what i enjoy out of my education & though not everything goes in accordance to your wish, the comfort lies in the knowing. regarding the future, i guess im am still at the stage where i cannot see the big picture, but then that will come in time.

life lessons. from IQ to EQ. learning to fall the right way. learning to get along with others. learning to deal with obstacles, difficulties. some people learn faster than others, some people are forced to learn faster than others. 2 points in my life, i was caught in the midst of not knowing how to react to circumstances that are not usual in the everyday life. its not a very nice feeling and you so desperately want to be taught. just somebody who can teach you how to react in this kind of circumstance. what is wrong & what is right.

and who is or what is to teach you these life lessons? for me, they come from all over. it's not about knowledge, it's about wisdom. and its not what educational systems with all its superficialities can teach. i was in primary school when my fellow friend told me: "you shouldn't run away from it". at that time, it didn't even occur to me that i was running. up till now, i dont know. maybe i was just being plain selfish.

"and now you are suddenly telling me this. how am i supposed to react?" (Ako)
"just like how you would help others in need. just react with the gentleness of your heart" (Otousan)