Leonard.

Well this post might not be related to class stuffs or whatsoever but I just felt like posting it lol.

Maybe you guys will get enlightened by it. =D
Ohwell.

Today evening, on the way home, on a bridge across the canal, I bumped into my next-door neighbour. He was a really friendly guy, who's 24 years old and already in his final year of his NUS Honours Programme majoring in Psychology. It has been a while since we had a proper talk about anything, and this evening's talk at that bridge did wake me up from all the chaos that I have been through in the beginning of this year. He is seriously a friendly guy and a cheerful smile would always spread across his face whenever he's talking.

(The bridge wasn't that kind of scenic environment, it was above a canal and all you can see in the distance is the MRT and residential areas)

Here are exact quotes from parts of our conversation:

L: "I've seen you on this bridge several times already, you come here really often huh."

Him: "Time rushes past us so, so quickly that we rarely have the time to stop and reflect on what we have done and what we should not have done. Periods of times like just this can aid you to seriously relax your mind and give you greater inspirations. Most of us are just too busy adhering to the orders of others and never pausing to relax."

And yea, it was the first time I actually stopped and observe the very environment of my neighbourhood that I have neglected for the past 17 years. There were small, intricate details that I have missed out just by rushing past my life. For instance, we noticed that there were many cat-sized rats lurking around in the canal. Tonight's moon was unusually beautiful as well. It was a full moon and we stood there patiently to watch it rise gracefully into the clear night sky. I didn't even know that the moon rises at such a rapid rate, well, it basically soared through a large portion of the sky within 15minutes.

And then I come to realise my thinking has been screwed all along. The most important part of every project in our lifetime is not the introduction or the content, but the reflection. It is through that reflection that we truly learn about what we have done and what we should not have done, and I believe all of us should take reflections as seriously as project tasks.

Last of all, many people confuse the above scenario as being sentimental (or emoing).
This is GREATLY UNTRUE! Sitting alone on a bridge and enjoying even the most unattractive scenery is a skill that many of us have failed to grasp.