Year after year, August is marked as the Back to School month. School supplies flood aisles after aisle in stores and pages of ads featuring sale specials on pencils and erasers all competing for parents' attention.
For the past twenty years, I was conditioned to getting ready for that special first day of school. Getting all five new, non-repeating outfits ready to impress. New pencils, pens, binders, all neatly stacked my backpack. Alarm set just a few minutes early (like 30 mins earlier than I am supposed to) for just-in-case emergency moments (don't worry, the fresh feeling only lasts about three days before I relapse to my normal sleeping habits).
This is the first year that I won't be heading back. I reached my last significant "first day of school" milestone last year.
As I look back, I remembered some of the thought that used to run in my head. First day of school is basically a start of a new year. Therefore, new school year resolution is a must. I used to make promises to myself, to study harder, to pay more attention and actually take notes, to go to the gym more often, to join certain clubs. In the end...I accomplished some and made excuses for some. :P
Dr. Seuss's famous quote seems most fitting at this time - "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
All twenty years; each year, I met new friends, learned new skills, discovered more about myself. I couldn't be more happy with the result of my education path. :)
Until I return to the dreadful school ground for my MBA, I'll be enjoying my new found career path as a young professional. :)
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