Quote(s) of my life

Hi everybody!
Saw this website about some quotes that gen-y girls (or guys) should live by. One of the quotes stand out to me and I would like to share it with you all. :)

“I don’t love studying; I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful.” 

— Natalie Portman

The exact reason why I don't like studying in Singapore. I don't feel like I'm learning anything at all. Going to school is more like a routine to me, and I can say it's the same thing for all other students too. We go to school because we have to. If we don't, we will have no certificate or diplomas and then we can't get a job.

So, everything is about getting a job. And apparently, in Singapore we have the mindset of "the better your grades, the better your future job will be". With a "good" job, we will be able to earn more money and lead a better life. But is that true?

It's hard to break out of this cycle. Every time I don't study for my tests, I will panic. Why? Because I'm afraid I will get bad results and then viola, I will have a "bad" future. While it is good to do your best in your studies, it certainly isn't good to always fret about your results. We are all so caught up in studies and grades that we forgot about everything else.

Look, life isn't all about studies. It's about how you can appreciate the little things you have, spending valuable time with your beloved, and find out more about yourself through many stages of ups and downs.

You will be surprised; we are worth so much more than we deemed ourselves to. Without breaking out of the boxes, you will never come to realize your potential and the things you can do that will leave great impacts on your and others' life.

It's okay to get bad results. It's okay to repeat another year or so. It's okay to study different things; education isn't just about science, engineering, law or whatever course you are taking. Education is about learning and failing and learning again.

Don't be pressurized to study and get good results because every other people expects you to. Learn, to gain more knowledge so that you can share it with other people who don't have them. Learn, so that you can have deeper insights rather than just superficial understanding.

Regret nothing you have chosen; things may not go as you wish because that's how life is. Rather, make everything you have chosen something worthwhile, so that you can either learn from them or create great memories with them.

Nothing, but you yourself, can stop you from making a step forward. Be courageous; don't be afraid to be different. And we are all humans, not robots. We can never be programmed to work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

I have come to realize that studies isn't everything and certainly not my forte. Yes, I like learning everything and anything possible. But to study for the sake of results and future career, I find it no point. My life isn't going to be revolved around those "As, Bs, Cs", and I will not allow them to control my life.

This brings me to my own quote that I live by:

"Live life with no regrets." 

No matter what we do, we can never avoid making mistakes and facing failures. And because of these experiences we faced, we grow and we change. But there's always two sides to a matter. We can allow ourselves to change for the worse or for the better. It is our CHOICE.

You can either choose to make yourself miserable, always idling in the dark, or you can choose to make use of the fall-backs as a stepping stone to move forward. 

It isn't always that easy but you can make the choice of seeking help and support from others. Be grateful for what you have and never mope about the things you can't have. We can never be perfect so learn to love our imperfections! 

Life is like pathway filled with choices. You may make bad choices but instead of regretting what you have chosen, learn from it. It's times like this that we become stronger. As the saying goes, "what doesn't kill you make you stronger". 

So people, smile! For a day without smile is like music without sound, painting without colour, and food without flavour.

Cheers, Enny :DDD

Free yourself from this system of things and you shall make wonders.

P.S. What are some quotes that you live by? What are some new things that you want to try? How do you want to live your life?

Do share with me in the comments below! ^^

P.P.S. Please pardon the flow of this posts! I seemed to jump around a lot from education to life to whatnot! Hope you can understand! >~<