Friday, May 11, 2007

Nice to meet you Dr Jekyll

In my opinion, generally speaking, people don't need to go to the extremes of evil to recognize their Hyde's side. After all, this duality between good and evil lies naturally in everyone of us. What's more, some people seem to have two, or sometimes more, very different ways of behaving according either to the persons they are with, or the degree of confidence they have built with them.
Putting everything into perspective, since last September, I've been 'suffering' in a way someone Hyde's side, which in many occasions I've lived it as a unbearable burden. Furthermore, at one point, I thought that besides the schedule, I've quit university for impersonal and cold teachers like him.
Nevertheless, as I consider myself a lucky person in some aspects, I've had the opportunity to have a glimpse at this person's Jekyll side on an absolutely different 'environment', and that's where I started feeling that the distance between us was not THAT long. I had the comforting sensation of having a slight possibility to relax myself and enjoy my learning with him.
I accept that for a long period, I couldn't make up my mind in relation to this man, but by now, my burden is lighter than ever.
The only thing I have to work out is how I behave towards corrections, because, in many cases, since I've been accustomed to have the best marks in everything, it's extremely difficult for me to give myself the chance to fail. After all I'm desperate to get my degree. I want to achieve the goals I set at the beginning of this year.
In addition, even when it doesn't seem, I haven't lost my initial aim when I started studying in tertiary level, which is to learn as much as I can. Although, for being a natural pusher with myself, and having increased my degree of obsession towards learning, sometimes I lose track and I refuse to take failure as part of both, my learning and my life.
I'm glad that I've found someone who wants to improve the best of me by pushing my mental and physical health to the limits. I've always thought that the more the exigencies, the best the improvement. But this doesn't mean that I'll be able to show a happy face whenever I have a below standard mark in whatever I do.
I'm sorry for showing my own Hyde's side sometimes, I'm still trying to improve that. Moreover, the worst part beneath my attitude towards failing my last assignment, is that I would have felt quite disappointed in some way, if I didn't fail it, after all, I was writing two essays at the same time, while struggling with my son's homework, and trying to complete my lesson plans. I already knew that at least one of them wasn't going on well. And here is where lies my deepest anger, at some extent, I have to agree with myself about my limitations in relation to multitasking.
Anyway, I'm sorry if I happen to cause discomfort or worry someone.
Classmates, PLEASE don't worry so much, it's not always what it seems with me. My mind is a steam machine working at its 110% all the time, and the percentage is increased on Thursdays because I don't have the chance to see my son for more than 20 minutes before he goes to school. While our school is my biggest worry at the moment, it's not the only one in my life.
I love you all, thank you for caring about me. This wouldn't be possible if I wasn't well accompanied and supported by you. You have become the pillars in which I lay my back when I'm falling.

1 comment:

miss jesi said...

giiiirl, I know is not easy, but chill out. what will you take with you a few years from now?? mark priorities, enjoy, chill out my friend.