Days of the Papers
Life is a solitary journey. Our path might intersect with the path of others, exchange lessons learned, but the rest of the journey is continued in solitude. To be attached to the person at the intersection might hinder spiritual growth as we might camp and loiter around the intersection and not go on with our journey. We must therefore learn to appreciate solitude.
This truth seems to swell during exam days, and it seems that I have not learn to appreciate solitude. Everyone else is so engrossed in their books that they hardly have the time to notice you. Friends will help you with your work if they know your work, but they hardly invest time in things like motivation. I have problem with studying motivation, but no one to help motivate me. I hope that I can find some inner strength before I take a solitary plunge.
At least this reminds me to always take notice of those who are always lurking in the background, and those who we think are waving but are actually drowning.
2 Comments:
Yes indeed..I admit I have given in to the blogging bug..So..Am I one of 'em people you're gonna leave standing at the intersection? Or am I the one 'lurking in the background'..Or maybe the one 'not waving, but drowning?' Ah hah..Food for thought..Anyway, just wanted to say I know we're very different and you're one of 'em people who believes in this whole 'solitary journey' thing while I'm the opposite..But hey..I can still TRY showering a little encouragement from my world on you..Why I say 'try' is because I do find it hard to as I have the feeling you'll reject it being Mr Solitary and all..I did SMS you a few nights back but you didn't reply..So I assumed you were doing fine..But hmm..Seems Mr Solitary ain't so cool about being solitary after all eh? Well, if you ever need someone to walk you down your solitary road, just to remind you that I wouldn't hesitate to accompany you..I know how hard the road can get sometimes..
Hello, I came over your blog and this comment really hit me. I feel that some of your arguments here have a solid basis, whilst other arguments seem to be written very unobjectively.
I like your metaphor that life is a journey, and that our paths may intersect with the paths of others. that is very true. Even so, I disagree with your statement that loitering at the intersection will hinder spiritual growth. Life indeed is a journey, and it is one that never stops its flow. Even if you reach an intersection, you still would not stop. You would garner what you learnt from that intersection and that will affect your journey to some extent. It was quoted that "people you meet are like a door to a whole new world". That's how I like to view my "intersections". It is whre we learn from people. It is where we are exposed to different values and mindsets. The intersection is where we can make the decision whether to accept or reject those values and attitudes. We are only human, and we are not perfect. Those intersections are welcome in the sense that they are guideposts in our journey. No man is an island, and no one can go through life without a support network. It is up to us to build solid relationships with those around us, and it is God's will that he brings such people into our lives. I read somewhere that Heaven does all it can, but ultimately, the choice is ours to make on what we are going to do with all the opportunities.
I agree with your statement that we must learn to apprieciate solitude. We all need some time out. But I symphatise with you the most when you mention that friends are too caught up in studying to bother helping you. I get that a lot, and I feel so frustrated that people can be so "materialistic" in a sense that they value success more than relationships, which I consider to be the basis of human existence. It is kinda gratifying when poeple who study less than me get worse grades (evil evil, but that is the base side of human nature). It is hard to motivate youself to study, especially when you are aware that ther is more to life than academics.
Until then, cheers. I hope you did okay with your exams. Don't cut yourself out from the world. We are a communal race.
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