Normal Posts, IntrospectionNovember 13, 2005 11:42 am
Its a Sunday evening and my exam starts on Tuesday….:( GRAHH….exams….exams…..
My cousin left for his Japan Student Exchange trip on Friday and I have to say that I am pretty jealous over the whole damn thing.
Why am I jealous? For a very simple reason. When I was at his age. I did not get to do any of the stuff hes done.
Both of my 17 year old cousins are the head-boy/president respectively of their student body and they have been exposed to a far lot more than I have. I suppose its actually my fault that I was never able to do what they did. I would like to blame my mom as my main reason for not being able to do anything but in all fairness I can’t.
Thinking back, it was all due to a combination of factors.
First: I have an inferiority complex (at least during then). At same time I wanted to do something so that my peers would at least talk to me but at same time I did not have anything to contribute. That left me indecisive and at the end left myself hanging. Perhaps if I could have made myself more outgoing?
Second: Friends. I’m not blaming them or anything, but I would not have been able to handle the ridicule if I found myself doing something big. I understand that even if they were making fun of me, they wouldnt have been serious about it but at same time I would not have been able to handle it. Thats not to say they would have been unsupportive….they just would not have cared. Well…it’s too late to cry over that.
Third: Parents. Everytime I wanted to suggest doing something a long discussion would have been involved about why it may or may not be a good idea. In then end of the discussion i would have agreed with them and would not proceed with what I intended to do. And after I hear about how big a success whatever i did not end up doing, I’ll just feel bad about it….not doing wonders for my self-esteem. The only thing which I ended up pushing hard enough was for the Fobbisea Music Festival. My first and last crowning event I would always remember. Espeicially since that gave me the chance to finally talk to my would-be girlfriend.
So when I came to Perth I wanted to change myself for the better. I wanted to become more active and perhaps happier. Boy was I wrong…
I became active yes….but at same time I did not get anywhere….insecurities began building up more and more. While yes I am able to socialise more with different groups of people I always seem to have this ‘outsider’ aura which has been hanging around me my whole life. And so I failed.
I think thats probably why i started acting like i didn’t care about things and became a loner and outside of this site I don’t think i’ll admit it!
Anyway….why must all great things must have scary aspects to them??
Look at Japan and the prospect of the next generation!
Check the website :
http://www.outpostnine.com/editorials/teacher86.html