I can Accept Failure, but I CAN’T ACCEPT NOT TRYING
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“Are you afraid of failing? Are you scared? Are you such a coward?”. These are the questions we often face in our live. Most of us will think of these questions as taunts to manipulate us in doing whatever the things that the questioner wants. We think of it as trick, as a reverse psychology.
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In my opinion, long as it is not harmful to the surrounding or to oneself, I do not think of those who “got tricked” as fools who are being used. On the other hand, I feel that they have the courage to do things that the questioner himself dare not do, I respect them . I would like to ask those who think ill of those questions, “ What is there to be afraid of? What is there to lose? Can’t you accept failure?”. Answering these questions will let us know the mindsets of those who avoid being challenged or taunted.
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I know that we must also understand what are the intentions of those handing out these questions, but if the ones on the receiving end knows that these questions are of good intention, why not go for it? Why not give it a try? Why chicken out?
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“I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying!” these are the words quoted from the great basketball player Micheal Jordan. It touched me deeply. I came across this during our discussion with the school principal of Chung Hwa private high school, Kelantan. Upon hearing those words, I can’t stop thinking of the things I did not try during my schooling years, those activities that were meant for character building that I deliberately missed simply because I am afraid of failing. Speech competitions, stage performances, athletic events, and also the appointment of being a school prefect. Why didn’t I try them? If the teachers have faith in my abilities, why did I snub them?
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Doing only the things we are already good at. That is the attitude most people are stuck with nowadays. There can be no improvements if we do not go beyond our own expertise. Of course, we have to keep improving on our forte, but we have to try and explore our other abilities as well. If someone never tries to sing, how are they suppose to know that they have no talent in doing so? Who knows, a new interest might be born in the process of trying out new things.
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As of today, I am going to try and find the real me, I am going to try things that I have never tried before. I am going to explore what others dare not. After all, what is life if there is no trying? From now on, I must accept every failure with an open mind, and I cannot accept not trying!
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一瞬间的美丽
(撰写 陈抿川)
今天是我们行程的最后一天，我们仨拖着超累的身子上了巴士到吉兰丹去。
在巴士站的时候我就和吉兰丹中华独中林敏萍校长通电话，告诉她我们几点会到。今天早上我们没有吃早餐，超饿的，上了巴士后我又下回来买东西，又饿又累吃完东西后就在巴士上睡了。怎知道我一直翻来覆去，怎样都睡不着 ，看见建和和秀兰都睡了，只好看书，书也看不久，正不知道要做什么，就往着窗外一直看，看看窗外的风景。错过睡眠，错过看书，不能连风景也错过吧！正当看到累的时候，我把头一转——哇，好美丽！窗口竟是吉兰丹著名的水上教堂，水晶回教堂！就这样的短短1分钟，巴士就驶过了，我的视线却从那时候开始就不断的在找下一个美丽风景，可惜再找不到了。
之后我们到了吉兰丹。这个城市从10 月开始就会一直下大雨，然后呢会淹水。我们也想问一问当地的居民，为什么会有这种现象。我们乘坐德士到柯拉娜中华独中学，校长已在外面花园等我们。真不好意思要校长等。其实，在市区到学校需要1个小时的车程，所以我们得赶着去。拜访校长之后，校长带我们参观校园，我们才知道这间学校有80%的学生是住在宿舍的，是一间比较理想的学校，因为可以实现全人教育，而不只是坐在课室上课那么简单。老师和学生接触的时间比较长，关系比较好，学生在校时间比较长，所以校园的花园都是学生和校工整理的，很有爱校精神。
说到花园哦，很特别的是花园里还有各种各样的“动物”，校长说这些都是校工花了很长的时间、精力、精神饲养的，学生也很爱惜。学校在一个离开市区的地方，就如离开了诱惑，学生更能专注地学习，我也发觉到这里的校风真的很好，同学也会自动自发地活动。我们刚到学校的时候我们看到同学们在举行着一些活动，只可惜我当时候没时间去了解。
对了，根据校长给我们的资讯，本州淹水的地方都是靠近吉兰丹河附近的住宅区，学校离吉兰丹河很远，没有受到大影响。
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