Hello everyone. My name is Hoang, and this is my first post
on THINQon.
I am happy today.
In fact, my level of happiness surprises myself. I recently
spent the past few days and nights studying for my upcoming finals. Despite the
good company of Redbull and Slim Jims, it has been a tough weekend indeed. Yet
the feeling of satisfaction is unmistakable. But what kind of college student
is happy to approach finals? Perhaps this entire post is a delusion stemming
from a lack of sleep. Maybe. However, I
can assure you, and myself, that this happiness does not stem from any personal
achievement. Recently, I have neither been elected ‘most likeable guy’ nor have
I aced a test. Yet I am still happy.
It seems that I am better able to appreciate the things that
brighten my day when I am faced with the bleakness of finals. This idea
actually seems a tad unoriginal. I am sure that I have heard similar sentiments
at least a dozen times before. Nevertheless, I write today because this very
uninspired realization always succeeds in making me smile.
I guess an economist would say (upcoming ECO 101 final) that
I am at equilibrium; Demand has been met by supply. All is good. I have a
loving family, a great girlfriend, and am listening to fantastic Korean pop
that I cannot understand (being a monolingual ftw). At the same time, all is
bad. I just received the lowest grade that I’ve ever gotten on a test, there
are more tests to come, and I only have 2 weeks of winter vacation this year.
Oh yeah, thank god it’s Monday too…
Despite these negatives, I can’t help but smile while
writing this post. To many, this probably seems a lot like a personal rant, a
moment of inconsequential self-pity and appreciation. And I guess it is. At the
risk of sounding cliché again, I guess it is true what they say, “sometimes it
is not the destination but rather the journey”. This definitely applies here.
After writing so much, I’ve arrived at the same state of being: I am happy.
How about you guys? Any “inconsequential” ranting? I would love to hear them.
- Hoang
