I think that sometimes we spend all of our lives preparing for one moment. A moment in which the struggles that we face, the unseen victories that we win, and the mundane experiences lived in love are suddenly transformed into a glorious expression of who we truly are.
I was reflecting the other day about my life, my studies, my past, present and future. I began to feel as if I was in the middle of a vast ocean, the shore from which I came is a memory, and the shore to which I am going a hope and a thought, yet remains unseen. I felt lost, and somewhat afraid, and suddenly my bearings, my vision, my motivation, were under attack. All I could feel was the struggle of journeying to a place I have never seen, save in my mind’s eye.
You may ask, or you may not, how this pertains to Global Resource Systems. I think that it pertains more than many things, because it is a letter of the heart written from the journey. I am here as an academic student, yes, I am enrolled in courses, and working towards a particular degree. Yet, I am intrinsicaly aware of the fact that it is my character, not my grades that will sustain me and enable me to walk into the very thing for which I am preparing for by studying.
Dealing well with these moments of discouragement, when I feel like I am in the middle of nowhere, and cannot see the ocean for the waves, is a test of equal importance as the many midterms we all know and love. What is the key? I believe it is rejoicing, and trusting that trials, seen with the right eyes, are the greatest opportunity to grow and to develop the character necessary to be the person I am meant to be.