Storms rock. There's the sunshine afterward to look forward to.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
"I Am Thankful" - TJC Scholar Version
I am thankful:
For the hostel cooks
Who make the same food every three days,
Because it means
I have something to eat.
For the Teacher-Mentors
In school and the hostel
Who bug me nonstop,
Because it means
People are watching out for me.
For the scholars
Who are complaining about the hostel rules
Because it means
I'm not alone in a foreign country.
For the nonsense I have to fork out cash for
Because it means
I have an allowance.
For the mess to clean
After a party
Because it means
I have been surrounded by friends.
For the books that are never with me
Because my friends borrow them
Because it means
We are all literate.
For all the complaining
I hear about the Ministry of Education Policy
Because it means
Our scholarship exists.
For the itchy and ugly uniform I wear
Because it means
I have an education.
For the alarm that goes off
In the early morning hours
Because it means
I have a school to go to.
For my shadow that watches me
Walk around the city
Because it means
I am out in the sunshine.
For a floor that needs sweeping,
Windows that need cleaning,
And a roommate that forgets his keys
Because it means
I have somewhere to stay
while I'm under this scholarship.
For the pile of laundry and ironing
Because it means
I have clothes to wear.
For the bus stop
That is a quite a distance from the hostel
And all the problems with my EZ-Link card
Because it means
I am capable of walking
And I have been blessed with transportation.
For the classmate
Who sings the college anthem off key
Because it means
I can hear.
For all the XML Parsing Errors on the Matrix
Because it means
Someone capable of programming is running the college's IT stuff.
For weariness and aching muscles
At the end of the day
Because it means
I have been capable of thinking hard.
For the annoying remedial lessons
That stretch late into the evening
Because it means
The teachers are doing their job well.
For the progress report,
That has less-than-desirable results printed on it,
Because it means
The teachers are trying to motivate us
To make those results better.
For the horribly done assignment
With 'See Me' on it
Because it means
Our teachers think
I have potential.
For the exhausted mind
When the school bell rings
Or my study time finishes
Because it means
I can think.
For the raging fever
That has allowed me to blog this
Because it means
I am still alive.
For the people who intentionally typed this blog URL
Into their Internet search window
Because it means
I have friends
Who want to read what I write.
And finally, for all the times
My sms tone interrupted my blogging
Because it means
I have friends who care for me.
Live well, Laugh often, & Love with all of your heart!
