simplicity

Value of ur existence

What do u measure the value of existence by? Results, GPA, Successes?

s brought this up during a senseless grp msn chat. so typical of him. he was trying to rally ppl to go for movie. when everyone had sth on alrdy.

s: what if the world ends tmr? Would u still be doing ur work?
s: what if the world ends tmr? Will u still be doing ur proj?
s: come on. Let's go for movieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

(this is what i rem. not really accurate)

and everyone was either ignoring him. or talking abt something else.

me: We work on the assumption that we would still be alive tmr.
s: That's what ALL econometricians DO ! Assume assume assume! The poor still exist u know !!
me: yeah. they do. So, do the datelines.
s: ...

Anyway, i checked the timeslots. and its all pretty late. so no movieeeeeeeeeee for him.

Anyway, triggering my thots for the moment.

So, we do our work based on the assumption that we would be answerable to them. We work today because of the deadlines a few days after. And, this mentality is slowly ingrained into us. Into our brains. That we work because we are answerable for all these things.

As time goes by, we forget. We forget the very purpose of working.

We work not because we have to answer to the datelines. We work because we are HAPPY doing so. Its voluntary. ALL things are voluntary. You can ALWAYS sweep away your work and run naked at orchard road. ALWAYS.

But, u dont.

We dont live by datelines.

We live by the fact that we enjoy what we are doing.

Successes, GPA, A+ is only a measurement. NOTHING on this round globe can measure ur interest/passion for something.

Are u living for the grades or the passion? Answer me straight in the face. Without a moment of hestitation. Without breaking eye contact. Are u able to do so?

(p.s. this post is written after studying 2 consecutive chapters of eda. it is lethal. bleh. deaded)

Sprinkled upon a star on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 2:19 AM.