Today is Friday,done some shopping..For presents and souvenirs..going broke soon but had fun cuz it had been awhile since I spent money on things other than food..Would like to write about some thoughts I had on Wednesday..copy from part of my diary..hehe
Wednesday 24/01/2007
Just got back from ESS drinking party.The last part where Mr.Lawson took out his PHD and Master's thesis really got me thinking. typical of him to show off I'm glad he did though for it got me thinking how far would I want to get on with my life.
Would I be contented with a degree,get a job and get married?Or should I aim higher get a PHD,but still get a job and marry in the end?
Every successful pepople have a certain quality in them,you can see it in thier way of expressing themselves,full of poise and confidence.I see none of those in myself,only an empty shell with useless pride and certain fakeness.I'm not those geniuses with excellent memories or those with passionate dreams.To be successful, first and foremost,you need to have a clear mind of what you want, in other words,be passionate about your dreams..
And successful people don't run away from challenges,they find solutions and face them.I'm not sure I'm able to do that..Back to Mr. Lawson,it made me realised that there IS a full stop to this seemingly endless education road,that is PHD.If possible I do wish I can make it there but I doubt my own abilities.That's because I learn,I score but I also forget all..
But most of all,it's because I lacked passion in what I am doing.I finally realised that I'm doing what I deemed is right all this while,the right way to lead a life.Is it a bad thing actually?I'm not sure.For I lacked passion,not only in this,but actually in everything.I've lived 20years of my life achieving goals and will keep on doing so.For without goals,what is the purpose of life?But...if halfway through achieving the next goal I set for myself,I burnt out,will it be the end?
歌如人生
4 years ago
9 comments:
totally disagree, a phd is not the end of the road, but only the beginning. learning, knowledge is forever.
I like this sentence of yours --> "...I learn,I score but I also forget all..."
What's the point huh?! But it's soooo true.
nice one. yeah, passion's important. but it doesnt mean that u have to do it as a major thing. travelling, playing, having fun is a passion too. only u dont do them often. =P thats wat make them special, worth-it i guess.
cheers~ *scrams off*
i think the modern society got the wrong meaning about studying. studying is basically a process of gaining knowledge. but here comes the questions. "why do we have to go to school?" "why do we have to take exams and study so hard to get certs aka papers signed by some big head?" "why learn so much but forget what we study?"...
i think getting knowledge is a process in life we cannot escape.if we deny that, then maybe we should ask ourself again why are we living in this world. we go to school maybe cuz that is where scholars (and sportsmen) gather and share what they have. there's such thing as home schooling. but school, there are so many "aliens" in it and that's when we have to learn how to communicate before we go out into society. it's a small society in school but the real world must be wild. that's why we have to prepare for that:p
SO, i dun think it's that importatnt getting certs. yeah it's important to show you have passed a level of knowledge, but no i dun think getting in and out of university will make you a good man (or woman) or a rich person. if u come to penang, you can see many people driving benz but don't know the right way to park their car. or dun even care to pay just rm1.
knowledge is to be gained. but moral and ethics should be practiced, to be able to use knowledge the right way.
oops so long...
braechno, u got it right, said everything i was to lazt to say :D
better not to think so much at this moment..focus on ur studies now and get a 1st class honour b4 u even consider about further ur studies..
but if u does decide in continuing till phD,i'll hav to call u doctor ti one day.hehehee..
the ultimate goal for education is not PHD!! Dun forget~~
Our whole life is a learning process....
even people who get PHD oso cant explain some of the problem.
So, i think we should keep learning and study,
when we found nothing to be learn from book d, tat s the time to discover new thing, new knowledge.
By tat, Human moves forward.
the process of learning new stuff doesn't need to be studies-wise only. u can pick up new hobbies, e.g. dancing, painting. u can also start rearing animals n learn how to take care of them. learning is certainly not boring!
Learning is not about getting PhD. Learning is a lifelong process. Don't emphasize too much academically.
Maybe the best way is to take a step at a time and you'll be doing right. Me too haven't found my real passion now. Maybe we can discover our passion in near future
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