Principles
I don't ever want to be perfect.
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
Don't be close-minded
I don't ever want to be perfect. I'll never forget this dream I had once. While many parts of the memory have leaked from my
memory like water in cupped hands, I still retain the vital parts of it. In this dream, I had
just created The Ultimate item that was the greatest of the great. Everyone clamored to buy one
while those that couldn't, would gather around those that had. All the while the people were
describing The Ultimate item as perfect, astounding, amazing and perfect. Skipping the glamor
and fame, I awoke with a smile on my face which slowly faded as well. Having the perfect anything,
whether tangible or not, would be terrible to be me. If you finally achieved the pinnacle what
would I see when I look up? It's the endless steps towards perfection that keep my motivation
high and I don't ever want to lose that motivation. Thus, perfection to me shall always be unattainable
for me.
Pain is weakness leaving the body In my mind, this saying applies to me both physically and mentally.
I love weightlifting. I love the idea of getting stronger by first breaking down your muscles
and then letting them repair. Every extra rep I manage to get out of me is an achievement. To aim
for 5 reps and get 7 is a victory and once that feeling of self accomplishment has settled, I aim
to do it all over again. But this term also has a meaning in my education. All those times I have
sat in front of my computer screen laborously typing away at my computer programs and after hours
have gone by, I reach the end point. Now is the time when you want your program to run and it decides to do
the exact opposite. The minutes pass by as I scan my program looking for any errors. As each
minute becomes shorter and shorter so does my patience. Once I reach the ten minute marker
and still no solution in sight, I revert into my habit of leaning back in my chair stretching as far
back as possible while rubbing my face. With my little ritual completed, I lean in a bit closer to the computer
screen and avas! There is the problem! Could be something as simple as Capitalizing when it was not
needed. To me, that intellectual pain is breaking down my brain and then making it stronger. Stronger
so that next time I will either be able to get the coding right the first time or realize my mistake
much sooner.
Don't be close-minded. Sadly. As hard as I try. I can never fully reach the completely open-minded capacity. But none-the-less I still try. It's always been my dream to live the life where
every year I'll take a vacation and visit some other foreign country. In order to do that I
cannot look at the world from a stricly American point of view. I try not to do the compare
and match game with other places and my own. I once read an article that something along the lines of
1 in 3 people in the EU will never use the internet. My first thought was, "Man how terrible that must
be." But on my second thought I wondered if that was such a bad thing. Did not having the internet
make their lives uninteresting? Dull even? Haven't people gotten along just fine without computers
for thousands of years? It's simple things like that article that make me realize that in order to understand
someone or someplace, you need to have an open mind that is free from judgment.
Mission Statement
Life is an ongoing process
Compliments of franklincovey, I now have a mission statement that describes me the best.
I find that not going to the gym leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Same goes for reading. Whenever I don't
have classes either due to vacations or summer break, I find that reading a book helps me to continue learning
without me being aware of it. Finally I have a set of words that convey how I view myself and my motivations.
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