A lesson learned-- Making A Choice
One of the important things I learn during the whole freshman year is learning to make a choice. For me, making a choice was never an easy thing, especially when facing the dilemma of things that I both don’t want to let go of. The misery was beyond description. It was not until one thing happened during the term that I realized the point of making a choice. That is, only when I understand what I truly pursue can I accept the choice I make with philosophy.
During the term, I joined two activities: “YA! CAT! Theatrical Club” and “American Language Village (ALV)”. The former is the musical workshop in CCU while the latter is an organization in which I work as a teaching assistant in their ALV English camps. Previously, they were not at all related. One would never have interfered with the other. However, one day I got two emails from each of them. And problem popped up. YA! CAT! Theatrical Club arranged an actor training program from 6/29-7/4 while ALV informed me that I was assigned to take four English camps during the whole July. I was troubled. 7/3~7/4 are two important days of both activities. I can’t ask for leave. So, I write to the person in charge of the camps, informing him the situation and seeing if I could still join the first camp (from 7/3-7/9). The answer was no. His letter suggested displeasure and that a choice had to be made. It’s just too hard for me to think clearly when being stuck in the situation. But thinking of the problem deeply, I heard my voice. I love singing. And I have long dreamed about singing and acting on the stage. During the training, they will select the best six actors for next year’s musical. As for ALV, I still have the other three camps to take during 7/11~7/30. I want to get myself a chance to perform on stage. Therefore, at last, I choose to join the actor training.
Although I was deeply sorry to have failed to abide by my promise (I told them I won’t have any other plan in July), I was glad to have chosen what I truly want. Inevitably, I may still encounter similar situations in the future. So, I considered it a good lesson learned.
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