April 19,
2013…
Life
is not about “I was”, do not relish in past glories, nor regret in past
failures.
Life
is not about “I will”, do not float in dreams of the future, nor tremble in
worries of tomorrow.
Life
is about “I am”, live an authentic life, in all its beauty and all its
weakness.
I would describe
myself as a being of the now.
Just yesterday,
I was badly thrashed in the interschool tournament. In 6 months
time, I will hand down captainship to the next leader. Now, I am Captain
of the Tennis Team of NUS High School.
There is that
minimum that a student leader needs to accomplish. Yet, there is that much more
possibilities and potential one can realize. And I am burn to realize my dreams
for the team.
Despite being
fortunate to have played in the nation-wide tennis tournament for 4 years, all
the match experience was still insufficient to perform in the national tennis
scene. We lack commitment, we lack training, but most importantly, we lack the
“know of winning”. Despite being better skilled than many of our
opponents, we lost through mental and emotional weakness.
I will not allow my juniors to fall the same way we did, I will
initiate a culture of commitment. I will have to train the juniors, and above
all, I will have to push them to strengthen mentally and emotionally.
I spend time now
nurturing the leaders I need to assist me. I plan now to meet the targets which
I have set. I, too, surge forward now to grow sufficiently for the trials
ahead.
I am a
collective of my past experiences, my dreams and hopes of the future, and my
actions now. Only time will tell if I succeed.
