I’m back to college, keeping my nose to the grindstone as the days grow into weeks.
Today, on the occasion of fats’ birthday, i happened to meet up with a bunch of old friends who have all left school/college, with a diploma, degree, or nothing. All part of the industrial/commercial fabric of Malaysia, comparing jobs and gossiping about who who has bought a new car, who who is getting a promotion, and so on. And to tell the truth, some are struggling.
Hearing these conversations, i feel left out. It’s as if everyone is moving on to a new phase of life, while i am still a student for many more years. Obviously i won’t have it any other way, but i can’t help to wonder –
how will it be when my turn comes? what will i be doing? who will i be working for? a blind slave to the trade? will my parents’ considerable investment in my education reap its rewards?
The answer lies many pages ahead in the book of my life, but i can only hope fervently that i acquit myself well.
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