When he was six,
he was still new in elementary school then
he felt nothing special
after all, all his friends are like him
well at least, so he thinks.
Four months later
he waited outside
while his parents received the report card for his first term
and when his mom told him
“You’re first in your class!”
he thought is this true?
I wasn’t expecting this, but it seems true…
but he was only a boy, so he didn’t think much about it
and quickly became lost in the joy of the holidays
Two months later
He was back in school
And he realized that he was smart
Smarter than most, if not all, of his friends
He realized that he’s somehow different than his friends
well at least, so he thinks.
Two years later,
he was eight by then.
he tasted defeat
a friend had beaten him three terms in a row.
But he wasn’t too fussed
after all, he was too young for a competetive spirit.
A year later,
on separate classes with the one who had defeated him,
he regained the top position in his class
and it was then he began to dream
He dreamt of creating things with his cleverness
things like a car that could become any other vehicle
and other things that could change the world
A year later
he tasted defeat again
and this time he didn’t take it too well
This time, he had beaten his previous “conqueror”
but while he kept an eye on her all year
He didn’t see another friend overtaking him
and so he lost.
For the two years that followed,
he once again regained top position
and this time he stayed there
until the end of elementary school
where he graduated first
And then he went into junior high
Into (probably) the most revered class
the acceleration class
where three years worth of study was given in two.
Here, he realized that there are many like him
that actually, he wasn’t really that special
And for the first time,
he struggled in his studies.
But God helped him through that tough class
and he finished junior high with great marks, though not first
And over the course of junior high
He realized a lot of things
He realized that there were many smart people in the world
He realized that there were many who are smarter, much smarter than him
He realized that it was God’s gift that he was so clever
He realized that without God, he wouldn’t make it through junior high
He realized that the idea of a car that could become any vehicle was kinda ridiculous
But he also realized, that though he cannot make an invention that wouild change the world
though he is weak and insignificant
He can still give all he has for God
And God would turn it into something beautiful
and that beautiful something would touch many people
and that would change the world.
Whew, selesai juga,
Gimana? kalo ada saran atau mungkin ada kesalahan pada penulisanku, kasih tahu yah?
Thanks!
