inspiration ...
we're all inspired by different things, we're all comforted by different things ... and we all do things for different reasons.
I'm prepping for my first law school exam - or rather I should say that I was prepping for it. I haven't really done anything at all for the last four hours. My main focus has been just keeping sane, and not getting caught up in the madness ... Lang's words of wisedom - not freaking out is half the battle. So far so good ... I guess.
I did my routine blog check, the law school blogs, friends blogs ... and I just read a post by a friend that I'd like to share excerpts of ...
" I see everyone around me cramming.I ponder the reason behind the madness.I realize the madness is useless. Pointless. Ridiculous.Stress is motivation for some. Destruction for others.Finals, exams, papers, projects. Arbitrary.It’s not about how to score well, what to study, when to take a break or how long to violently sift through page after page of dense information.It’s about why. I have to remind myself that it’s about why."
"The heart is the keeper of truth.The mind is a temporary tool of analysis.The heart is knowledge.I realize that the stress of finals is the rooted in limits of the mind.No single mind can hold masses of such information if it is not taken to heart.No mass of information can truly enter the heart unless it is willed by Allah. Allah wills for his believers that which is beneficial for them and with pure intention."
[quoted from anonymous friend's blog]
Brings it all back to intentions. Why am I here - why am I studying law? I'm reminded of what changed my heart and inspired me to apply ... I read about it everyday - not neccessarily in my casebooks, but in the newspaper ... all the time - constant reminders of why I'm here. I remembered my intentions, and then forgot - and now I'm reminded again. So, anonymous friend ... thank you.
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. -Albert Schweitzer.
Good luck on finals kids. Remember the why, not the what ... and we'll all be ok.
I'm prepping for my first law school exam - or rather I should say that I was prepping for it. I haven't really done anything at all for the last four hours. My main focus has been just keeping sane, and not getting caught up in the madness ... Lang's words of wisedom - not freaking out is half the battle. So far so good ... I guess.
I did my routine blog check, the law school blogs, friends blogs ... and I just read a post by a friend that I'd like to share excerpts of ...
" I see everyone around me cramming.I ponder the reason behind the madness.I realize the madness is useless. Pointless. Ridiculous.Stress is motivation for some. Destruction for others.Finals, exams, papers, projects. Arbitrary.It’s not about how to score well, what to study, when to take a break or how long to violently sift through page after page of dense information.It’s about why. I have to remind myself that it’s about why."
"The heart is the keeper of truth.The mind is a temporary tool of analysis.The heart is knowledge.I realize that the stress of finals is the rooted in limits of the mind.No single mind can hold masses of such information if it is not taken to heart.No mass of information can truly enter the heart unless it is willed by Allah. Allah wills for his believers that which is beneficial for them and with pure intention."
[quoted from anonymous friend's blog]
Brings it all back to intentions. Why am I here - why am I studying law? I'm reminded of what changed my heart and inspired me to apply ... I read about it everyday - not neccessarily in my casebooks, but in the newspaper ... all the time - constant reminders of why I'm here. I remembered my intentions, and then forgot - and now I'm reminded again. So, anonymous friend ... thank you.
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. -Albert Schweitzer.
Good luck on finals kids. Remember the why, not the what ... and we'll all be ok.
posted by zai5h at Sunday, December 11, 2005
1 Comments:
Hey Z,
Did I ever tell you that you inspire me? All the time and work you're putting in, and I know you're doing it because you want to make the world a better place. And you find time to keep up with current events (significantly more than I can say for myself). And I'm sure you've got a horde of friends that you help keep sane, even as they're helping you stay sane as well.
Just wanted to let you know that yer special :).
good luck on your finals!
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