Friday, September 29, 2006
Today.
Today, I recieved my English results.
Today, I fell into depression.
Today, I lost hope.
Today, I hid my feelings.
Today, I did not feel like doing anything but feel miserable.
Yet,
Today, I learned something.
Today, I became more inspired.
Today, I was encouraged.
Most remarkably,
Today, I learned that all from a "chick flick".
Yes, all today.
Well, It has indeed been a rough day. I recieved my composition marks and for the first time, I failed a composition. Yes, I failed. English is suppose to be my forte, yet I got such horrendous results for it. I made the mistake of writing an argumentative essay, something that I'm not good at.
I went home feeling depressed at sad. I didn't want to talk to anyone, didn't want to think about it.
I turned on the tv and was flipping through the channels when I saw that the show "13 Going On 30" was next on HBO. I thought that it would be interesting to watch it so I did. The show is about a 13 year old girl who wishes that she was 30 and very successful. She woke up one day and that all came true. She awoke in a lush apartment in the big apple, having the job of her dreams, etc etc. Go watch the movie if you're interested.
Well the thing is, it sounds silly, but something in that movie struck me.
This question was asked: "If you could turn back time and change one event, what would you change?"
The answer was "Nothing", because if we could go back in time to undo the mistakes that we made, we would have leant nothing.
I know, it's a very simple concept,
but it's still a profound concept.
Mistakes and problems in life are mere stepping stones. If we grow up never experiencing pain or suffering, we would not be moulded and changed into better people. An example would be my english results.
What if I had gotten an A1 for it?
Would I be complacent?
I would definitely not do what I did today.
That includes learning from my mistakes.
I know it all sounds so "airy-fairy" and stuff but it's true. These problems are essential. The best way to learn something is through experiencing it. Take the movie. The main character, Jenna (played by Jennifer Garner), goes 17 years into the future where she experiences being the rotten person that she would have become, should she have gotten her wish. She loses the man she truly loved because of the person she became. She goes back to her 13 year old self and doesn't make the mistake again. Even though this wouldn't really happen in reality, the concept is there. She sees the mistake that she makes and does not make it again. Although we don't have the luxury of seeing the future, we have the benefit of experience. We can learn from our mistakes and never repeat them again.
Think about it.
:)
10:44 PM
