What have you learnt
After a five-month bridging course, we are about to graduate from this course. At this exciting moment, when everyone is celebrating and cheering, I keep on asking myself: “how much have you learned?”
This question bothered me so badly that I can hardly sleep well at night. When I counted the skills or new knowledge, I found it tragic that it seemed that I had learnt nothing. I asked my mother that if I was wasting my time all these days. Then she asked me: “can you understand the special spoken English in Singapore now; can you order in McDonalds like locals now; can you speak English in front of others without shyness…”
Slightly surprised, I answered: “yes, but these things seem not to be knowledge.”
She said that that knowledge is a thing that you can never count and name, and the knowledge that I have learnt in my bridging course is just like what she mentioned.
Then I asked her how I could know that I learned well. She said: “when you go to bed at night, what you feel are fulfillment and pride but not guilt; when you get up in the morning, what you feel are excitement and energy; when you listen to lecture, your mind is filled with questions put forward by lecturer… then you can know that you must learn well.”
I think I should stop thinking how much I have learnt, but consider how much I have done to learn.
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ReplyDeleteHow much did I learn? I've never thought about that!haha.
ReplyDeleteWell, in my opinion, just keep on learning, never let yourself regret for the wasted time. I think that will be enough.
One can only learn knowledge when one is interested in it. You are a inspiring as well as active boy, so I believe you have learned a lot through the 5-month English bridging course. Wish keep in touch after we enter Nus, We may be a life long friend
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