There are those of us who care too much. We are the ones that hold on to ideals and the vision, the ones that keep in mind the goals and what we hope to achieve. We are the ones to constantly push and prod, to keep things going. We are the ones holding the entire thing together or it will all fall apart. And we strain and strive so hard while others just flow along with the tides that we create, so much so that we get frustrated with everyone else's laid-back attitude and lack of initiative. We get irritated and angry, emotionally traumatized by the vast extremities; that while we are willing to put in our heart and soul, others are content to wallow in their indolence and apathy. That while we try so hard, an individual’s vigor and vitality is not enough to save a community. No, we need everyone.
And in this entire process of turmoil and stress, our hope and enthusiasm undergoes attrition. Cynicism pillages our ideals, reality assails our dreams, and negativity plagues our hopes. And we begin to wonder, why do we care so much? Everyone else is more peaceful and more happy just by simply being detached. In caring, we invest our emotions in a contract that returns naught but frustration and bitterness. Why care when we can be carefree? Why fight when we can be at peace? Why worry when we can be happy? Why risk disappointment in hope when we can be detached?
Why? Because in this, peace, happiness and detachment are mere euphemisms for stagnation, decadence and apathy. Because these are the things that matter most: faith, hope and love. We keep the faith, because fidelity goes beyond the head and the heart; it is in the sustained action. We cling on to hope, because it is the light that will never fade when all else turns to gloom and darkness. We never stop loving, because above all, love is the essence of our humanity.
We are the worried parent, the dedicated teacher, the altruistic mediator, and the committed member. We are the initiator, the organizer, the manager and the insurer. Why should we care? Because these are the things that matter. And if frustration, anxiety, stress and turmoil is the price that we pay for caring, so be it. So be it.
Name: Foo Guo Zhong Melvyn
Age: 19+
Affiliations: MSHS (Pri), Rosyth, RI, RJC, SFX (LoG)
Bday: 14th Nov
Email: mel_protoss@hotmail.com
There are those of us who care too much. We are the ones that hold on to ideals and the vision, the ones that keep in mind the goals and what we hope to achieve. We are the ones to constantly push and prod, to keep things going. We are the ones holding the entire thing together or it will all fall apart. And we strain and strive so hard while others just flow along with the tides that we create, so much so that we get frustrated with everyone else's laid-back attitude and lack of initiative. We get irritated and angry, emotionally traumatized by the vast extremities; that while we are willing to put in our heart and soul, others are content to wallow in their indolence and apathy. That while we try so hard, an individual’s vigor and vitality is not enough to save a community. No, we need everyone.
And in this entire process of turmoil and stress, our hope and enthusiasm undergoes attrition. Cynicism pillages our ideals, reality assails our dreams, and negativity plagues our hopes. And we begin to wonder, why do we care so much? Everyone else is more peaceful and more happy just by simply being detached. In caring, we invest our emotions in a contract that returns naught but frustration and bitterness. Why care when we can be carefree? Why fight when we can be at peace? Why worry when we can be happy? Why risk disappointment in hope when we can be detached?
Why? Because in this, peace, happiness and detachment are mere euphemisms for stagnation, decadence and apathy. Because these are the things that matter most: faith, hope and love. We keep the faith, because fidelity goes beyond the head and the heart; it is in the sustained action. We cling on to hope, because it is the light that will never fade when all else turns to gloom and darkness. We never stop loving, because above all, love is the essence of our humanity.
We are the worried parent, the dedicated teacher, the altruistic mediator, and the committed member. We are the initiator, the organizer, the manager and the insurer. Why should we care? Because these are the things that matter. And if frustration, anxiety, stress and turmoil is the price that we pay for caring, so be it. So be it.