I doubt my previous karma or accomplishments is worthy of this.
This extraordinary privilege and fortune, to study in an expensive, prestigious university without paying a single penny, alongside with the nicest, warmest friends.
Read a friend's blog post about her disappointment when she reflected upon her unachieved aspirations to study abroad. She was just one A1 away from the perfect grades that was supposed to guarantee her a scholarship. While others with different grades (many less than perfect) was awarded with the scholarship, none of us could question the allocation.
Was it fair? Perhaps the world is never a fair place, reality is never pretty. Or maybe God has other plans for our different talents.
Nevertheless, every road leads to Rome.
I am sure the Lord will guide us in finding our true calling and make the best of His plans for us.
However, I do believe that I have an obligation as one of the 'fortunate' ones to live out the dream that hundreds had aspired but lack the luck to achieve.
We will never be able to justify any lack of initiative, slipshod attitude to our academics, any lack of appreciation towards what we are endowed with, any complaints of the lack of further luxury, or that moment of thinking: "Well, I can just take a break and chill for now, college is all about having fun.", or that moment of cowardness/tardiness when opportunities arise.
Just think about what another person who would give everything just to be in your shoes, what would that person do, given all the privileges that you have now?
What wouldn't an orphan in Africa give to hear his/her parents' voice?
What wouldn't a child in rural China give to learn the mathematics class that you abhorred?
What wouldn't a blind person give just to see the sunrise?
Lord, guide us all with your love.
The world is too distracting.
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