As a student, it seems like a norm for some of us to skip lectures. The reason being? "The lecturer hasn't uploaded the materials yet, I rather go home than not understanding anything without my lecture notes" or "It's okay, let's make full use of lecture recordings"Yes, all these reasons make sense and it is our own personal choice whether to go or not. As for me, being a FAMA sponsored student, I feel obliged to attend all the lectures because my parents HAVE already paid for the services. No way am I letting it go to a waste! Currency rate sangat mahal okay! *walaupun kadang-kadang tak faham apa lecturer cakap, tapi stay je lah sampai habis* Hehe. Plus, I think it is my responsibility to attend them and I also take time to learn something, so I might as well take advantages of the facilities. But then again, as I've said before, it is up to the individual itself. We are all big enough to make the judgements for ourselves.
Anyway, the point of my post today is not to highlight about that. Rather, it is about a man whom I always see in almost every lecture I go to. To those who think this is a love-at-first sight story, no it is not. Sorry again for dissapointing.
Back to the story, everytime I go to my finance and economics lecture, this man always catch my attention. Why you may ask? Because he is not a regular student like majority of us. He is a mature student. By mature I mean, way way mature. Judging from his appearance, I would say he is in his 60's or 70's. I am so fond of him because of his patience and courage of studying despite his age factor. It is never too late to learn something nor it is too young to know something. This enthusiasm and drive is what most of us youngsters are loosing these days. I mean, look at us, we're all still in our teen years and early adulthood, yet we are still complaining and whining on uni life and what not. About how tiring it can be.
Yet, this man in his 60's is still in full spirit to attend university, learning something all of us are learning at an age probably more than half of his. He never fails to attend lectures because I always see him in every lecture since week 1. And you know what else amuses me? He stays awake and focus in lectures when most of us are struggling to keep our eyes wide open. I always wonder how he is in tutorials? Participate actively? Because I am sure a man his age is full with experience and knowledge that money can buy. He has probably been through so many recessions and economic downturn, making him being able to translate all his experience on paper.
We should all have his enthusiasm. To not give up and continue learning something. Education never stops. We never stop learning. Be it formal or informal. Knowledge is not only focus on whatever is taught in lectures or textbooks. Instead, knowledge knows no boundaries. It is beyond that. The world is our teacher. We can learn so much from the people, environment, places and experiences around us. Growing up, my daddy always emphasize on the importance of general knowledge. Because at the end of the day, people respect you for your knowledge, what you know about the world, what your opinion is on global issues. Being a high distinction student with no knowledge of current affairs would not take you far. Instead, be a student who are both book smart and street smart will take you beyond where you expect to be. *this is a reminder for you, Amirah* Always be interested in learning something new. As a Muslim, we should fill ourselves with knowledge for this world and hereafter. Insyaallah, that would make us a better Muslim and better citizen.
Here is a great quote by Khalil Gibran,
"Knowledge cultivates your seeds and does not sow in your seeds"
P/s: Saya tahu saya juga banyak kekurangan. Jadi, post kali ini adalah sebagai peringatan untuk kita semua termasuk saya :)
Till then,
any current issues that we want to discuss? :)
