On Friday, i had my last official day of classes at UNSW. It was such an anticlimax.
I think something must be wrong with me, because people put such emphasis on certain days, such as graduations, last days of whatever, anniversaries, birthdays... and like i think im sposed to feel like its a really special day or something, like when i turned 21, i woke up and thought.... i wanna go back to bed... or something along those lines.
Throughout that day, i just wondered if i should be feeling different? As the smses and phone calls came in, sure it felt nice to be loved, but besides that, i felt no particular specialness about the day... mmmm
From what i can tell, i think some ppl really do feel different on these kinds of days, can someone explain it to me? Rob, i think u mentioned having certain feelings/emotions on that day?
Anyway i thought that the last day of uni was worth a mention thats all, i mean 4 years of the highest level of institutionalised education, and honestly, its been so fast.. i can still remember first year clearly, sleeping in bucklands Comp 1A.
Also had another interesting conversation with joseph about aiming for our dreams. At what point do we draw the line and say hey, we arent gonna achieve it, we shouldnt go for it?
What if you arent happy with your job/course?
When is it too late to change? What price can u put on a dream?
mmmmmm
1 comment:
miles, different people take away different things from an experience, and some people take away nothing at all. on the other hand there are some people who don't view it those terms and feel that life and progress is a series of hurdles to get over so that now uni is finished they're ready to go on to something else. i don't think it's a bad thing to not get worked up when across the big milestones in life. there are some people who never celebrate birthdays, even the big ones. but i think it's important that nothing is wasted, and that every experience has made you understand something better. i think that's all it is. and 21sts are times when people usually look back and try to evaluate what they've done right and done wrong and how they can improve on their next 21 years - introspection and self-evaluation - and so long as you are able to look at yourself in the mirror from time to rime, it doesn't matter when you do it.
i think the other thing about dreams is this: don't build pipe dreams which you can't achieve. but on the other hand don't lose sight of something that you really want. i think that if there are things that people want they should go for it - no determined person will EVER go hungry. but on the other hand, some people prefer as easier life with no ups and downs and not much risk: wife, two kids, picket fence house in the suburbs. but whatever your dream is, start looking at it early on, because once you start getting settled with a family, your mistakes cost a lot more than they do while you're young and still living at home.
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