Rebirth

Just a couple of days ago, my mum and I were lazing around, looking at the clouds in my room when she suddenly brought up a topic.


"If you could be anything, anything at all, what would you be?"


I know that this might sounds like a common topic to bring up among friends, but trust me, it's really hard to find the right answer that you'll be satisfied with.

She related one such situation when she asked her friend the same question, and the friend's answer was really odd. Well, at least to me. Because she wanted to be a Princess.





Literally a Princess or one that she dreams to be, with crowns, thrones, royalty, Prince Charming, a palace and lots of gold, or in a bed made out of money.





Both my mum and I found it pretty odd to want a life of someone in the limelight. Because, being a Princess, not only does one have to be dressed and speak proper, you're practically stripped from having a 'Normal Life'.


We then talked about our choices, and we listed all the animals we wanted to be. We were practically sick of the "Human" world, and so both of us thought that it'd be interesting to be an animal.


As usual, we picked our favourite animals, but it pretty much ended with us wanted to be something that was able to fly. My mum preferred to be a butterfly for birds are shot at and hunted for, and she'd rather lay her eggs, her kids, and then die, like all insects do.


That was when I thought of the Eagle.





Whenever I meet someone who asks about my goals in Life, they end up pretty much saying the same thing, and that is to 'Soar like an Eagle'. Everyone wants to be like an Eagle, a majestic creature that rules the sky.


But little do they know of how much suffering the eagle has to go through in order to soar through the skies every single year.

Just watch this clip:

Rebirth of the Eagle

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Just watch this clip:

This story was first shared by the great people when I attended Adam Khoo's ''I'm Gifted, So Are You!" workshop, and I have heard/watched many clips online.

They mentioned of that every eagle has to make a very important decision; to live, or to die. It's because at about the age of 40, the eagle physical condition is so bad, its talons lose flexibility and are unable to secure a proper grip on the prey, the beak becomes dull and to bent, and the feathers are so thick and heavy that it disrupts the eagle's ability to fly well.

It then flies to its nest, way up in the mountains, and begin this torturous 5 month rejuvenating process where it knocks off its beak by hitting it against the rocks over and over again. Then it plucks out its talons and lastly, its feathers, one by one. This is so that the eagle can "regrow" the removed parts in order to survive another 30 years.


Torturing isn't it?


Well, you're actually in for a surprise. Because......












Whatever that I said earlier about the eagle, it's all a MYTH(I just so happened to check it out on the net a couple of days ago). In fact, there had been so many viewers wondering about the process of the eagle, that the University of Minnesota's Raptor Center and The American Bald Eagle Information Website have both responded to this issue.


Click Here to Read what The American Bald Eagle Information Website said

Click Here to Read what the University of Minnesota's Raptor Centre said


And no, I'm not saying that Adam Khoo's workshop or the clips are bogus. In fact, the clip is quite true when it applies to us, humans, than to the eagles. Because it shows that in order to live on and be successful in the near future, one has to be able to let go of the past and move on. Or as how the saying goes "In Order To Rebuild, You Must First Tear Down".


And that my friends, is an important lesson to learn.



As for what I want to be if I ever get the chance to, I'd like to be The One who controls everything that happens on Earth (I'm not allowed to say His name for I do not have a religion and may be doomed to burn in Hell). It would be fine even if it were to be for a day. I would just like to reshuffle some things, here and there.



Loves.

Only those who dare to fail greatly, can achieve greatly

The past few weeks have been a wondrous journey to a whole new aspect to life.

A few things that I would like to touch on.

1.The Adam Khoo's workshop "I'm gifted so are you" was fantastic. It taught many new things that could indeed change our life. One in fact, was to have a belief. Having a belief will definitely help one to achieve your goal in life. Failure is never considered a bad thing, but is a learning experience. Change of strategy will definitely switch one back on the right path to success. Our three trainers, Stuart, Danny and Andrea were three of the most awesome people one could ever meet. Their success stories have indeed inspired us to work hard, towards our goal. Techniques were also taught to help us in studying. This workshop is the best and one would regret if you didn't attend it.

2.I'm involved in the debate that is held yearly. My team and I actually made it to the Finals for the Upper secondary category! It was unexpected but i must say that we couldn't have won had it not been for our teachers. Thank you!


3.Today, my class had a meeting on some "issues". Many were unhappy about it and i admit, that I was a little too harsh on my words. I apologize. However, I feel that it's better to say what is bugging your heart rather than to keep things bottled up,when you know that things should be done to make the class better. I'm not trying to pin point here, but i truly feel that if you do have the class at heart, you'll definitely see who is serious about things and who aren't.


4.Today is officially, the last day for all the graduating volleyballers.
Everyone did have a ball of time and many held their tears back because they didn't want the others to be sad. I too, felt sad and wanted to cry my eyes out, but I learn that crying doesn't mend things. Coach told me to think of it this way: Everyone has to leave someway or the other.
My only advice is, to treasure your time with your team, because when it's time for you to leave, you shouldn't look back and think "i should have done something to make us bond/ we should have been closer".
No one is perfect in this game. Never under estimate yourself, because every single one of you do play a part in bridging the gap between all differences. Never compare and say that "I wish I could play like that person". Work hard in achieving your dreams as an individual, as well as a team. I feel sorry that my team didn't make it to the Nationals but we have indeed shown that we are capable of doing great wonders.
There were times when we had disagreements, we argued. But i must say, that this team is indeed the wackiest one i have ever known.
Don't be sad. Be happy that all of us actually became ONE and we shared laughter, tears, and even fear together. Reminisce the past and put a 100% effort into your training and you'll definitely emerge as champions.

I'd like to dedicate a song to all B Div volleyballers. "Check it out"(Inside joke)

When You Believe


The next song actually goes out to COACH and all teachers, if they are reading.


Thank you, especially coach, for all that you have done. I know there were times when we just piss off. We've made you shed buckets of tears for us. But thank you, for being there for us. Thank you for not giving up in us, and in me. Thank you for spending your tuesdays, thursdays and saturdays with us, just to train us. Even though you were injured, you never made that an excuse to not coach us. There have been times when you wanted to give up on us. But you did not. Thank you for believing in us, because without you, we would be nowhere. All of us, are very touched by the efforts that you put in to train us. We are also aware that you actually put your family aside to concentrate on coaching us.
Thank you. You are definitely OUR hero.