Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Journey
In my life, I am currently on a journey towards completing my education. This journey is, although a life long process, a big part of an adolescent’s life. I have received the call, I know exactly what it is I would like to achieve. I would like to educate myself in a variety of fields such that I am prepared for life’s challenges. The allies are my friends and family who support me through my quest, even when I’m feeling unmotivated. The aspect I would like to draw my focus towards is the ogre’s that make my journey challenging. I think that my enemies would be the bureaucratic institutions to which I am applying, because they make the application process so much more tedious and difficult to complete without being stressed out. Also, ogres also come in the form of difficult classes that pile up assignment after assignment with no legitimate purpose or goal in sight. They could also be teachers or employers that add additional stress when I am already at my limit. Another big ogre is Time, because it is always acting as a pressure to speed up my studies. Furthermore, although friends and family can be allies that support me in times of need, they can also be ogres because they have expectations of me as a student and as a result this places additional stress upon my life. These factors definitely make simple tasks much more strenuous as well difficult to overcome. I am definitely immersed in the road of trials right now, because currently I am enduring the “hardships” of various classes as well as beginning applications. These are the challenges, ogres, which I must overcome before continuing on my path to a higher education. In the process of facing these ogres, I rely more heavily upon my allies and myself. This “Road of Trials” began in High School and will continue to pose challenges to my journey up to the point of College graduation
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4 comments:
Nice Journey post! As a brother it's nice to hear about what's going on in my lil bro's life. I think it's interesting that you find your parents and friends to be both allies and ogres in your journey (let me know if I can do something to help!) as opposed to just one or the other. This definately adds a great deal of complexity to the situation. I can see that many individuals and friends that are around your age are going through similar struggles, you are not alone! Keep up the good work
I totally agree with an ogre being time. I don't remember where I heard this quote but I remember someone saying that in the hourglass of eternity, a life is but one speck of sand, and that we only have one tiny fragment of time to do something remarkable.
I also think your point about allies also being ogres is valid--I use to feel that the expectations of others was controlling my life, and they were. Eventually we have to understand that the ultimate judge of one person's life is that person. That might not eliminate the ogre of external expectations, but it will definitely keep that ogre at bay.
Are difficult courses and instructors really ogres on your journey? or are they the invisible hand that leads you away from far worse fates? When Lankford was in college his motto was "I can learn, even from bad professors." It doesn't really matter how bad the class is or how idiotic the instructor happens to be. As long as you take something away from the experience, it was definitely worth it.
25 points for the blog and 25 points for the comments. I do think that Ian's point is worth considering -- naturally enough, since he's quoting me!
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