Gosh! After a mad rush since yesterday night till this afternoon.... finally everything is settled! I have "unofficially" graduated from NUS! Of course the actual graduation would have to depend on outcome of examination of my thesis. But boy.. am I glad things are settled and I can heave a huge sigh of relieve.
These past two weeks have been in a limbo for me. Ever since I submitted my thesis draft to my professor for review, I wasn't able to do anything much except to wait.. and wait.. and wait. The ball is now not in my court and I can't do anything much about it. It's quite frustrating because on one hand you know you got a dateline to meet, else NUS Admin Office would be charging me the tuition fee for an extra semester. On the other hand, you also know that you can't rush your professor and got to give him time to read through your work. So I am caught in a limbo-rock situation... STUCK, STAGNANT and STICKY...
Honestly at this point, I was at my wits end regarding this matter.. days pass by and all I could do was pray and hope for news from my professor. I remembered as I was praying one day, suddenly it dawned upon me this question, "Why have I allowed my whole life to come to a standstill just because of this matter?" Yes, to a certain extent, I have unknowingly allowed the situation to overwhelm and frustrate me till a point where I resigned myself to it. This mind popping question was truly a wake up call for me.....
Since that day, I chose to step out of the situation and not let it overwhelm it any further. I moved on to actively doing more purposeful things i.e. preparing and researching on my upcoming Japan trip; checking out e-learnings tutorials to upgrade my HTML blogging skills; spending time catchin up with my family and friends; brushing up my guitar skills...etc Back of my mind was still on "alert & standby" mode in preparation of receiving my my thesis draft.. but i choose to change my mindset and not let circumstances in life stagnate or even cripple me.
Reflection: Many times we bow down and become crippled by the situations in life just because we cannot do anything about it. Well.. we cannot do anything about the situation doesn't mean we cannot do something else! Life still has to go on even when problems arises in our life.. stagnation is a choice, do not blame it as a fact of life. Learn to rise up in our attitudes and know that the world has room for many things than just our problems.
A Bible verse which I read today... "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." - John 14:27
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