While I was studying, I had thought up of hundreds of topics, rants, and just crap that I wanted to talk about. But the second I finish covering all of my material, all that stuff that I wanted to blog and rant about just seems to have slipped out of my mind. It’s probably just the late night cramming session that’s keeping me preoccupied. I hope it just means that my mind’s spinning and digesting my newfound knowledge of information that I’ll probably forget in about 12 hours.
I know most people always say that cramming isn’t ever the key to getting anything done, but it amazes me with how much I can learn in such a short amount of time. It makes me wonder whether if I had consistently worked diligently in school, and I mean since the beginning from grade one, I’d be somewhere else.
I was talking to an old friend of mine that I had not talked to in a good couple of years. He was a Freshman when I was a senior in high school, meaning he’s graduating from high school this year. When I met him 4 years ago, he wasn’t that special of a guy, just a well mannered kid entering a school where popularity was key. He actually reminded me of myself when I was younger. (key word, younger). He was polite, smart, and had charisma — all the aspects to make it in this world. By coincidence, he had decided to take Architecture as well as join Cross Country and Track. All of which I personally would like to say, were my pride and joy in High School. Sparking my interest, I kind of took him under my wing. — Well, not exactly, but I would like to say that I helped him become who he is today. I talked to him, I treated him like a friend instead of referring to him as an underling or just another freshman. I think that’s what most freshman really need to know, that they shouldn’t be scared of talking to others, even if they’re however many years older than you. Because chances are, they’re not that much different from you.
Well, to cut to the chase, this guy is going places. He’s enrolling into Stanford next year. He became the president of Leo Club, and harnessed all of its connections and capabilities. This guy was able to juggle school, sports, extra curricular activities, and all that other stuff that high school kids have to deal with. He’s not a hermit. He’s not an alpha-nerd. He’s just like the rest of us, and he was just able to grind for his dream at a higher capacity that I would have thought possible. All I’ve got to say to the world is, look out for Tim Huang in ten years. I wouldn’t be surprised if he eventually becomes the key to world peace — props to him.
Now, after seeing where he’s going, I wonder whether I could have been like that. Whether I could have ever had the diligence to continue perusing towards an unknown future at such a young age. Even now, I’m still stuck in a moment at a time. I think about what I’m going to do later on in the day, and what I think about normally consists of eating, sleeping, and just wasting time. I don’t want to be just that guy cruising along with his life anymore. From here on, I would like to say that there will be no more late night cramming sessions. (Well, until Thursday but that’s because that’s when my last final is at) And that my life will be progressing with a sense of direction. I’ll continue to set goals for myself, and continue to try and better myself daily.
Every goal I set, will work for the betterment of myself. Each goal will become a lego piece that continues to be an addition to the future castle that I am building for myself. That way, by the end of this grind of life, the castle will hopefully become the reality of my life.
Ps. Sorry if there’s grammatical errors, bad choice of wording or whatevers. It’s late, and I wanted to let the world know my peace of mind.
Picture stolen from thehundreds.com
Grinding for the Dream 