Saturday, July 29, 2006
Sorry for the lack in updates, to those who have visited my blog. I had quite a busy week. That being said, I think I will be having busy weeks all the way till my examinations end. The usual routine was there, studying, resting and feeling depressed over the amount of work I have to do. Went for training yesterday, and we met up twice this week. I don't wish to discuss or go into any details about us, because I guess its pretty sensitive. Just hope everything is going to work out. =D
Anyway, I was back in school yesterday, and something told me that the school is on the decline. With every trip back, the morale of the school seems to be dipping. And I firmly believe it is because of the lack of discipline. This has resulted in rampant hooliganism being present in the institute. I am appalled at the dramatic decline of the school, because everywhere I turn, I seem to be meeting people who seem more interested in bullying rather than education. Gangsterism is thriving, but no one is really bothered to address the problem. And its sad, because it would be a pity if one day I told people which secondary school I came from, and they looked at me with dismay. Moreover, how the students in the school are has a direct bearing on how our cadets will be, and that would be the most painful thing for me to accept.
As much as I had looked forward to my trip back to the unit yesterday, it was a pretty unusual experience. Because I am accustomed to being there to give out instructions, change things I dislike and so on. But, having left the unit, I decided my comments would be better kept to myself. One thought that I came away with was that for an organisation to succeed, everyone must be playing their part. And I see some fighting for the unit, putting in their best. But not everyone is. And its painful, when people complain over the smallest things. Coming through a time when the unit functioned without Instructor supervision, I know exactly what it means by a unit in anarchy. And what we have today is a far cry from then, but people do not appreciate it, because they have not seen worse. And they have been pampered, and when punishment and criticism come their way, instead of reflecting on where they could have gone wrong, they choose to blame. Blame it on everything and everyone, save for themselves. And they will only understand when they take over the reins of the unit, and their juniors give them the exact same shit they gave. And until they grow to be mature, I do not believe anyone should pamper or change to adapt them. Something I firmly believe in is that a good leader must not be someone who makes popular decisions. I said must. I think if everyone is happy with every decision you make, there is an extremely high probability that you are making popular but wrong decisions. I just look at my present principal. He may be way below my previous principal in terms of popularity, but I am pretty sure my present school is on its way up the ladder, both in terms of image and results. As a leader, one must be prepared to make good decisions, not popular ones. Popularity and likeability are but just bonuses.
Two quotes which I found, and I find very meaningful, and relevant to myself. They are objectives which I strive to acheive for myself.
When discipline is present, it is evident. It is the precise control of every aspect of one's self. It is the bedrock of success.
Everyone gets knocked down, but the tough get up. Victory comes not from being the strongest or fastest, but the refusal to give up.
Stay happy everyone, never give up.
Reminiscence the past, cherish the present, look forward to the future with hope.
6:48 pm
And we can never expect our juniors to match up with our standards.
I guess. Compromising is what we can do then.
ms.ran
: 9:03 pm, July 30, 2006 : 10:10 pm, July 30, 2006