Choice, Challenge, Change

張貼日期：Feb 24, 2013 7:53:12 AM

Nancy Lee

“To be, or not to be, that is a question,” Hamlet said. Life is full of opportunities to make choices. I used to feel at loss easily, for I tend to spend too much time thinking about making choices. Now it’s time for action! I made up my mind running for the president of the English Department Student Association half a year ago. Undoubtedly, I lost something during the time, but I actually got something that I will never forget.

Well goes the saying, “No job is easy in the beginning.” I am learning by doing. Being a leader is never easy; I was a participant two years ago; time flies and I become the one who makes plans for all the activities. And I really have a great team to work with. We have to pay attention to each detail: we make projects, practice and deal with emergencies. The grandest activity that we had was a two-day-camping trip for the freshmen with the other department in October, and we took about four months to prepare for it. Our coordinator allocated all of the work among the members; everyone was a beginner, so we were learning really new things. Being the leader, I have to know how to do everything; therefore, I took over all of the business and troubles that others could not handle. However, I was also the one who was learning; I asked other presidents and tried my utmost to solve everything to make my members trust me.

The rarer a thing is, the more it is worth. As we have only twenty-four hours a day, it is so important to make good use of our time. Being a student, I have to make a balance between the study and club. I used to go home every Friday; however, I had innumerable camps, activities, and meetings on weekends. Undoubtedly, I sacrificed the time being with my family and bosom friends, so I was grateful and cherished every moment with them. Moreover, I get a part-time job, but I am really lucky that I have a considerate manager who never nitpicks me on insignificant trivia. I have learned to prioritize things according to urgency and importance.

I am not the kind of person who is very good at socializing, but I did get acquainted with a lot of people in the the clubs. If we were short of something when we were holding an activity, we could borrow it from other clubs; on the other hand, we could help others, too. Our school classifies all of the clubs and Student Associations according to the characteristics, and College of Journalism and Mass Communications and College of Foreign Languages are in Group Four. My partners in Group Four are so vital to me. Because they are also the presidents, they must know how I felt, what troubles I met, and why I was depressed or delighted. I also have sixteen partners in the Student Association; they are like my children sometimes. At first, I told them that we should have three things in mind: the sense of responsibility, open-mindedness, and cooperation. It is unavoidable to have conflicts with each other, but we tried to put ourselves in others’ shoes. Because of being a leader, I owe many good companions.

I never felt regretful of being a president, for I knew what I obtained. I made the choice which changed me greatly because of many challenges. Facing all the possible difficulties, I will try my best to overcome all of them without hesitation, and I really love those who are always supporting me. Next time, if someone asks me why I made the decision to run for the president, I will tell him or her that I am burning myself to light up my life!