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Apparently the MFA wasn’t that turned off by my audacity.
And I’m definitely staying now. :) Independent Study Modules here I come! HAHA.
Praise God! :)
People have asked me if I’ll have regrets when I start at NUS, whether I’ll regret giving up the chance to pursue my undergraduate studies overseas.
For once, after my MFA interview, I was sure. I’m not going to regret it.
You know? People asked me whether my decision to stay local was influenced by David and a fear of the high possibility of a relationship not working out because of the physical distance. I thought about it and spent much time questioning my motives for staying. I realised that if I went and we broke up, I would regret going overseas because there’d be the possibility that if I stayed, we’d have worked out. But if I stayed and we broke up, then I’d regret not going overseas. In short, if we broke up, I’d have regrets no matter where I went.
In the same way, if I do badly, I’ll have regrets. Regrets rise from not doing your best and fulfilling what you know God has called you to.
Dennis asked me if I could stand living for 4 years with the fact that I passed up an opportunity to study overseas. But then, could I stand living with myself knowing that I was a poor steward of a quarter of a million dollars?
Some see red when others seem to be spending their money without thought. I know a mentor of mine does (see red, I mean). Admittedly, I’ve tried my best to communicate my thoughts to my friends and through this blog. I don’t want to impose it on anyone as the be all and end all. I do recognise that we each have our own resources and different ideas of what good stewardship is. But I do hope that everyone I know who is going overseas is sure that this is the best option for them, and for the money to be used as best as it can, regardless of where or who it comes from.
What I fear is seeing fellow Christians going overseas without any thought, simply because it’s prestigious and a pressure placed on them by family, friends, school and society. And to me, I see quite a few of them.
As for me, no reserves, no retreats, no regrets.
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