The Opportunity

This Christmas was a really somber one for me as I went to church and thought about things over. Little things, big things, the whole works. I like going to church (*phew* says my pastors) because it provides the escape you need to just focus on your life, God, and decisions you’re about to make.

As you and I both know, right about now people are making resolutions for the new year. Some couldn’t be bothered for fear of making rash idealistic resolutions too difficult to achieve. Others figure out vague resolutions like “I will stop being a bad person” etc. I’ll gladly take the middle ground and work on something I think I can achieve.

That would consist of most of my resolutions, but I’d like to have a specific one or two that may sound incredible or ridiculously impossible. If anyone found out they’d call me foolish, naïve, or even being over-idealistic.

If you shared it with a friend they might just politely agree and support you despite their doubts. If you told your parents they might discourage you for fear of the hurt you might feel should you fail. The society in which we live in isn’t much kinder – most opinions are steamrolled over by the larger and more influential general consensus.

That’s the general problem with the “Asian mentality”.

The more you push, the more it pushes back. The only way is to quietly keep it to yourself and prepare. Lie nonchalantly when the words of doubts and discouragement fly overhead.

But when the right opportunity comes by you’ll be ready to grab it by its horns and never look back.