Today was a day when I really understood what the meaning of
a limitless sky, or, (apologies to my chinese teachers!)
one mountain is higher than the other.
As one prize winner after the next went up the stage, I felt increasingly miniscule and insignificant, really! I've always been feeling special in my little circle of friends (because I suppose we all choose communities we feel special in) but maybe it's only because I know so few people, everyone's special to everyone! And then you look at the people going up again and again to shake hands, receive prizes (that get bigger and bigger) and you really wonder, what is it that makes you seem any more special than the man walking in the street?
(Being able to wear no. 1, receiving curious stares and having people clamouring to take your photo, maybe! xD)
I suppose it's a RGS girl thing - to want to be better than the layman. And now I realise how true it is, when numerous guest speakers come to our school to say, "how honoured I am to be here amongst
the most sterling girls in the nation".
I will miss RGS, actually! It took me 4 years to realise that I've been taking everything for granted - the school environment, the people around me, the sheer briliance of everything. And how privilleged all of us are to just be in this school.
I used to think only RGSNCC was special (and muttered things about the school under my breath because we always thought they hated us x) ) but now I realise, everyone has a different experience to speak of, and no one's is better than anyone else's!
We have all really come a long way!
And it's time I stopped living my own life and opening my eyes to see, how big the world really is!
Kudos to all those people who seem so ordinary, mild and pleasant in school and then going out there into the world to carve your name into the sky, that everyone shares.
All of you awe me, really! Of course, the best thing that came out of today was, (besides the food - YUMMY CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUTS) I now feel so inspired to work hard for my EOIs YAY! :D