Sembreak Regret
The general lack of good things to do during the semestral break highly contrasts with what us students expect from it. Take me for example. I though I could finish a Coursera course in that time. Or maybe learn some new photography tricks. I never thought I would be wrong about it. Or at least partially, at that.
I think I essentially wasted the semestral break. What I thought would be time for me to learn new things instead became time for mundane activities. All I had to do was wake up, eat, take a bath, sit in front of my desktop computer to either play online games or just surf the web, sleep, rinse and repeat. Days went by, and I told myself I should have to do something worthwhile. That whole time, I was thinking of a lot of other things to do, yet I never got to do them.
Near the end of the break, I decided to try my hand at astrophotography. If only I had the will to do that earlier, I think I would be really good at it by now. I'd probably have some shots for my portfolio, too. But I wasted my time rotting away in front of my desktop, and nothing can change that now.
Looking back, I could have used that time instead to fix or strategize my preenlistment module, so I wouldn't have such a bad schedule like I do now. Or maybe I could have used the time to gain more sleep to compensate for the lack of it during the previous sem, or maybe exercise or fatten myself up. Really, I regret having wasted the sembreak. Though I understand feeling regret is pointless, I can't quite depart from it.
-Tyrone Robert Garcia
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