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The Halfway Point
5/26/2015
For the very first time, I have three months of vacations due to the shift in calendar year of St. Scholastica's College. However, as much as I would like to say that I had been out and about touring the country, I had been inside and out of St. Scholastica's College to comply with both of my JPIA duties and TS duties. I am not complaining at this reality because as easy it is to flail my arms and shout that it is summer, it is part of what I signed up for and somehow, I actually find myself enjoying it (well, most of the time!). So, now that it is almost the end of May and I only have one month left before I begin my fourth year in college, let me give you a list of quotations that perfectly matches the things that I learned during my so-called summer vacation.
"Words can be like x-rays if you use them properly - they'll go through anything. You read and you're pierced."
-Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
I completely agree that text messaging is very convenient. It let you send messages in a blink of an eye without going through any difficult process. You type your message, input the number the receiver and then you hit send. Just like that, your message is out in the open. Free to be read by anyone who comes across it. However, as much as this is an advantage, this could also be a
disadvantage simply because of its easiness. It is very easy to send a message without really thinking it through. You can text anything that pops in your head without considering the fact that the receiver may or may not like it. Thus, the consideration of hurting somebody is left out. It is quite dangerous, isn't it?
disadvantage simply because of its easiness. It is very easy to send a message without really thinking it through. You can text anything that pops in your head without considering the fact that the receiver may or may not like it. Thus, the consideration of hurting somebody is left out. It is quite dangerous, isn't it?
Another danger of using words especially in a text form is that you cannot hear or see the person you are texting to. It is so easy to assume that the receiver is either happy, sad, mortified or even offended when they are not. It is even more dangerous when all of the emotions are in full gear that you just cannot think beyond your point. So, what I truly learned from this is that words can be hurtful. It truly can but you can avoid hurting somebody when you let yourself sleep through the gnawing emotions inside you and think everything through.
"It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny."
- Jean Nidetch
That's the thing with choices and chances. We sometimes choice to be with somebody and sometimes, we are given the chance to be with somebody. However, it is most common that we are the one with the choice to open up and let others open to us. So, I believe that we should take the high road. Shake off the inhibitions and let them prove to us that they are great persons and if they're not, it's their problem, not ours.
"The sharpest minds often ruin their lives by overthinking the next step, while the dull win the race with eyes closed."
-Bethany Brookbank, Write like no one is reading
This will not be the first time that I am writing about overthinking. I guess overthinking and myself is connected by an invisible thread but at the same time, we are also connected by the will of not overthinking. Thus, making a push and pull inside me. And how was I able to survive the push and pull this summer? By letting everything be. With all of the chaos, the duties, the workload and the traveling, I just let myself surrender or as Gayle Forman said in Just One Day, surrender yourself to the chaos. And it works! I survived everything unscathed. Or so I think. I was able to go everywhere, meet a lot of interesting people, do work that I never imagine to accomplish! I was able to move out of my comfort zone then, finding myself still inside my comfort zone. It was quite a journey actually and I give credit to my mind for not really working at all.
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And that concludes my halfway point report of the longest summer I've ever had! But, with summer still not over, I am crossing my fingers to see my high school friends, experience more adventures with my college buddies and finish everything in my plate whether it'll be a JPIA duty, a TS duty or any other duty that pops in my head. Have a happy summer!
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