20th April 2007
Friday
Driven to extremities

Sometimes I wonder what drives a person to do what he does. Is it pride? Is it duty? Is it obsession? Passion? I seriously have no idea. But what I do know, is that whatever I am doing now, is not a duty. At least, I can always throw these work to other people. But I am still holding on to it and doing my best to serve everyone else. I will call it consideration if I have to name it. To ease the workload of other people. To let people feel that there is something worth working for.

These few days are spent rather busily. I went diving last weekend, almost got murdered by the CCA fiesta, survived through lectures, and planned the band orientation for this Saturday. I like feeling busy. Somehow it reminds me of my existence. Although it also reminds me of my incompetence. How I am so easily buried under piles of responsibilities.

I'll post back again concerning my diving trips. Have too many things to do already.

An hour ago, I read about the Virginia Tech Massacre. Seriously a sad event that has happened. For readers who have absolutely no idea what it is all about, it is a massacre that happened on Monday, 16th April 2007, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the United States. In this killing, 31 people were killed, and the gunman shot himself.

Whenever I read such things, I will inevitably empathise with the victims and the killer. What could have driven a human being to such extremities? I can't imagine what has he (the killer) gone through before committing this heinous crime.

The greatest sin in music making is not enjoying the music.
-Han Yong