Invincible!

I am invincible.

Thanks to Jurassic. I owe her a life, I think. She made me happy, I think. She taught me something – the most important thing in the universe. Apparently, it was only I who heard it. It was only I who listened to it. It was only I, who noticed it. And most of all, it was only I whom it was directed to.

Jurassic, I’ve never said anything like this to a teacher before – and this is lame because (OMG, brace yourself) – you are THE light. The one that I need this school year.

Here is what happened: I was bored. Yet my Chinese teachers say that I look like Ms. Goody-Two Shoes, you know, a responsible student who likes to study, whose ‘Zhuo Wen’ has substance (trust me, it was the only thing that pulled my grades up in said teacher’s subject above all, someone who listens to the discussion. The last one is oh so false. But not anymore! I started – that day, listening to what she was saying. Of course, I expected her to call me for recitation – she ALWAYS calls me. Never has it been a day without her calling me, anyway, I always answer in English. That makes her smile – it’s rare.

But whatever, this post is STARTING to disgust me.

EWWWWW.

So I listened.

The bell rang. Right when the bell rang, she muttered something NOT so deep but something easy to see but hard to notice. Maybe I am gifted. I really am talented in that kind of stuff. It was shallow but deep, hard to understand, but easy to forget. It was ADVICE – something all along that HAS been right in front of me – looking at me but I never looked back at it. IT WAS ADVICE FROM A SAGE.

Thank you, Jurassic. Thank you.

You have made me realize that I have always helped people using my feelings, words and opinions. But I don’t get to apply this to myself.

Your advice will move the mountains in my head. Your advice, moreover, would change my life. And I’m not gonna let anyone do it for me.

Signing off,
Catherine.