That day. The one every student fears and is excited by at the same time. It can become what you let it, that day. You can either hear nuclear bombs explode in the distance, or hear Chain smokers new track Roses ( as I did ). This day, will pass like every other one. The same number of hours. The same house you return to. And the days after that will pass in the same way too. But what makes this day so two faced?
The day results come out. You either look at those numbers or letters with a determination and hope to do even better next time, or you look at them down a proud high nose, making them seem smaller than they are. They are numbers. Just as we don't define ourselves by the numbers we see on the scale, we shouldn't measure our worth by these numbers. Look at them instead as a challenge. A healthy one. One to make life more of a ride than it is. To add a few extra twists and turns in it. One that you can enjoy because you know - no wait - you BELIEVE that you can do it. That's what propels you forward, to take that extra class on Sunday morning. To do those extra laps in the pool even though your muscles are quite literally tearing up and you feel like you cant breath. My friends, live life like you don't care about the results. Live it quite simply to enjoy it for the beauty it has, because it has been made for us to learn from. And what beauty is it, if it doesn't dare? Challenge yourself because what is life if not for the perils and strain after which it blooms and flowers? Remember that caterpillar that made its little home? It went through the hardest phase, only to come out stronger. Then it tries further, and flies. But no one really looks at its life after that. It dodges spider webs, human cars and frogs. It never sits back on that branch it left behind it. it isn't defined by how long it was in that pupa. Its defined by how beautifully it flies, how it makes its surroundings brighter just by doing its thing, by living, without so much as worrying about what will come out of its each beat of its wings.
I got my semester results tonight. And you know what? I cant wait for the next semester, because I now know where I can challenge myself further. We usually toast to success and an easy life. I want to toast this night to a life full of falls and no expectations. And you know why?
Its only when you fall, that you can jump higher than ever, especially if you've left all that expectation behind. Jump my loves, jump like the sky is the ground you must touch. Jump, without worrying about where you'll end up. Swing like that's all you have to do in this moment.
The day results come out. You either look at those numbers or letters with a determination and hope to do even better next time, or you look at them down a proud high nose, making them seem smaller than they are. They are numbers. Just as we don't define ourselves by the numbers we see on the scale, we shouldn't measure our worth by these numbers. Look at them instead as a challenge. A healthy one. One to make life more of a ride than it is. To add a few extra twists and turns in it. One that you can enjoy because you know - no wait - you BELIEVE that you can do it. That's what propels you forward, to take that extra class on Sunday morning. To do those extra laps in the pool even though your muscles are quite literally tearing up and you feel like you cant breath. My friends, live life like you don't care about the results. Live it quite simply to enjoy it for the beauty it has, because it has been made for us to learn from. And what beauty is it, if it doesn't dare? Challenge yourself because what is life if not for the perils and strain after which it blooms and flowers? Remember that caterpillar that made its little home? It went through the hardest phase, only to come out stronger. Then it tries further, and flies. But no one really looks at its life after that. It dodges spider webs, human cars and frogs. It never sits back on that branch it left behind it. it isn't defined by how long it was in that pupa. Its defined by how beautifully it flies, how it makes its surroundings brighter just by doing its thing, by living, without so much as worrying about what will come out of its each beat of its wings.
I got my semester results tonight. And you know what? I cant wait for the next semester, because I now know where I can challenge myself further. We usually toast to success and an easy life. I want to toast this night to a life full of falls and no expectations. And you know why?
Its only when you fall, that you can jump higher than ever, especially if you've left all that expectation behind. Jump my loves, jump like the sky is the ground you must touch. Jump, without worrying about where you'll end up. Swing like that's all you have to do in this moment.
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