The Two "Yi"

Last night i went to a banquet in Kingwood on the invitation of Nicholas for his granddad's birthday. The MC gave an anecdote which i find really meaningful,

One day, there were two person in the cafe shop talking about a 亿万富翁 ("yi wan fu weng" which means billionare).

"Wow.. i really admire that billionare. I wonder how he manage to do it..." the first guy said

"Cheh... so what ? He has one "yi" but i have two !" the other replied.

"What !? Impossible!"
"Nope, he may have one "yi" (a billion dollars), but i have 得意 (de yi) and 回忆(hui yi) !"

Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.

It was really something that stuck in my mind because barely that morning i was thinking of the same thing too. After the extra Chemistry class in school, 7 of the students and i went out to the cafe adjacent to our school and we were chatting and discussing about their friends, problems and other teenage stuff. The feeling was great because they were open about what they think and although i am older, i don't feel secluded. It was a great time.

Then after i went back, i wonder if i would be able to recreate the same environment when i become a teacher one day. Will my students, see me, not as an adult, but as a friend as well and talk to me as though i am one of their peers ?

It was really a good time and one that will last in my memory and i grateful for that opportunity. On another brighter side, through the two weeks, i have finally found something that i am good in in which i am willing to do for free ! I hope the passion continues and through this two weeks, i am pretty much reassured that that's my area of strength and that's where my future lies =)

But then, i realize i have very poor time management. Ended up with a lot of undone things such as unread books which i am SUPPOSE to have finish by now. I guess i gotta take some time off later to rearrange my priorities. A bit stressed this weekend because of the sudden request to perform in a church orchestra for the upcoming concert and i was busy preparing myself for the practices. Being out of practice for 6 months and the fact that i only performed a few times in a symphony orchestra does not sit well together lol.

"But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." - Isaiah 40:31

But i thank God for the opportunity. Initially, i rejected the request because the past performance was stressful and there were upsets. But after that, i changed my mind. I've always thought that we need to put our past experiences behind us after learning lessons from them. They should never be a chain that ties us to the ground and prevent us from soaring high. I guess it's time i put what i always tell people to practice and i am excited about it this performance.

I pray that God will grant me strength for this one and that i will have his Blessings to do the best i can. And i hope, with my best, that's enough for all.

One of the Orchestra Pieces