Take Every Opportunity!!!
Last week, went to the hospital to visit one of my students who graduated more than 10 years ago. Unfortunately, though she was only 37, she was stricken down with stroke. Thankfully she is recovering well, though abit slow in her speech.
As I was talking with her, she relates how she had not taken the opportunity to further her studies and even after so many years she is just a draftswoman. There were numerous occasion when she was asked to join her classmates to further her studies but she declined due to some reasons. I could sense a pinch of regret from her tone. Now she is working in one of the MNC and her classmate is an architect there but she is just a draftswoman.
It dawn to me that for all my young readers, if you ever had a chance to further your studies, please do so. Do not missed out any opportunities that you could have if you are ever given a chance to further your studies, That is why I was so glad, if you had read my past post, when I heard of one student looking for ways to further his studies while he is still in National Service. This student was one who never believes in studying. The student was one who always will tell you that money can be earned easily without a qualification. Now I am so glad that he had seen the “light” and realize that to survive in Singapore, you will somehow need some qualification.
Yes, take every opportunity to move ahead. Do not missed the boat. Just like this young lady, it may be too late to progress any further especially so when she is now down with stroke.
The other issue is that please take good care of your health. I had noticed that nowadays, too many of our youngster is indulge in unwholesome habits, such as drinking. You will never believe that I had once seem a photo of my ex-students who was so drunk that he looks so horrible in that photo!!! Smoking and drinking will definitely harm your health. You may not know, but one day, you will soon face the consequences of what you had sowed!!! So take care everyone!!!
As I was talking with her, she relates how she had not taken the opportunity to further her studies and even after so many years she is just a draftswoman. There were numerous occasion when she was asked to join her classmates to further her studies but she declined due to some reasons. I could sense a pinch of regret from her tone. Now she is working in one of the MNC and her classmate is an architect there but she is just a draftswoman.
It dawn to me that for all my young readers, if you ever had a chance to further your studies, please do so. Do not missed out any opportunities that you could have if you are ever given a chance to further your studies, That is why I was so glad, if you had read my past post, when I heard of one student looking for ways to further his studies while he is still in National Service. This student was one who never believes in studying. The student was one who always will tell you that money can be earned easily without a qualification. Now I am so glad that he had seen the “light” and realize that to survive in Singapore, you will somehow need some qualification.
Yes, take every opportunity to move ahead. Do not missed the boat. Just like this young lady, it may be too late to progress any further especially so when she is now down with stroke.
The other issue is that please take good care of your health. I had noticed that nowadays, too many of our youngster is indulge in unwholesome habits, such as drinking. You will never believe that I had once seem a photo of my ex-students who was so drunk that he looks so horrible in that photo!!! Smoking and drinking will definitely harm your health. You may not know, but one day, you will soon face the consequences of what you had sowed!!! So take care everyone!!!
posted by Sebastian Chu at 2:45 PM
