When considering doing my B-tech in early 2010, I was told by a very seasoned lecturer that what we do in the B-tech course will be more demanding and beneficial to the three years of our national diploma combined.
Obviously being naive and hopeful in my own power I took on the challenge, doing all 5 subjects in one year. This is however turning out to be more challenging than I could have ever imagined.
And although our lecturers understand that we each have hectic academic and work schedules, this is a grooming process in which we are taught, among many other things to develop our time management skills.
There was however one lecturer, Mr Vernon Chalmers, that said something to us, that inspired me. He said, “When you get to hell keep going.” A phrase that he took directly out of the book conversations with God.
We looked at him confused. He then explained, “Although it seems like things are extremely difficult to cope with, and that everything is coming at you at once, you have to keep going to come out on the other side.”
This meant more to me than the years of listening to ‘there is always a rainbow after the storm’ and although I do not consider myself a religious person, it hit home and I imagined how my mom, managed to raise me with all of her academic obligations.
So my message to all those who feel like they are in the middle of a blazing fire, losing their mind in the heat of things is, when you get to hell keep going!
I believe this line is what makes people into sporting champions. To be the best in the world you need to get to hell and keep going through the pain and anguish! A case of mind over matter.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand the blog also reminds me of the Johnny Walker advert.