Most , if not all of us , aim for number 1 in life. No.1 in class , No.1 in school , No.1 in competition , No.1 in everything.. Ya..Number 1. Number 1 , our aim , our parents' expectation. Number 1 - a show of superiority , excellence and merit. We always feel that being number 1 will prove that we are the best.
Maybe my stint in INTEC has changed my view. How do you want to be the 'BEST-EST' among the bests? Everyone is the best in his or her school to get the scholarship. Why make life so hard trying to best the bests?
And it's not just the number of A1s that determine how good a student is. Everyone has that extra niche that makes him or her unique. Some can sing better , some are musical prodigies , some have superb oratory skills , some have that extra sports gene..... So there is no criteria for the definition of BEST.
Then being here now , i can see even a larger variety of people from very different backgrounds. People being brought up differently , people with different culture , people with different views in life , people half a globe away from us.
What i want to bring out is , rather than striving hard to outbeat each other , would'nt it be better if we share with each other? Knowledge is limitless , and there is no way one can occupy everything. Everytime we share , we are also gaining. Everytime we teach , we are learning.
Maybe my stint in INTEC has changed my view. How do you want to be the 'BEST-EST' among the bests? Everyone is the best in his or her school to get the scholarship. Why make life so hard trying to best the bests?
And it's not just the number of A1s that determine how good a student is. Everyone has that extra niche that makes him or her unique. Some can sing better , some are musical prodigies , some have superb oratory skills , some have that extra sports gene..... So there is no criteria for the definition of BEST.
Then being here now , i can see even a larger variety of people from very different backgrounds. People being brought up differently , people with different culture , people with different views in life , people half a globe away from us.
What i want to bring out is , rather than striving hard to outbeat each other , would'nt it be better if we share with each other? Knowledge is limitless , and there is no way one can occupy everything. Everytime we share , we are also gaining. Everytime we teach , we are learning.
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True...competition is good but I think overdoing it, especially in academics is just silly. I agree with you we should complement each other's strengths and make up for our weaknesses.
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