Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Boy Twenty: Your Attitude Determines Your Undergoings

After hearing his name was inscribed on the memorial, I went to take the photos of the podium and its memorial. That's how I got to know his name.
Architect is the same ladder as I am serving civilian substitute service. He teaches in 車城 junior high in his substitute service career, while he taught in high school already before. Not far ago, he prepared and made it to the educational environment institute for the doctor degree in Normal School.
I googled his name on the net. Surprisingly, his name appeared on so many web pages, mostly concerning his master papers winning wards and so on. In his campus, he told me as a substitute service teacher, what he has done hitherto. He teaches the typesetting and printing of books to the students having poor grades at school, who therefore won the champion in an extracurricular competition. He teaches the kids in community the concept of environmental protection and drawings on Saturdays. He designed the post card especially for the school he serves. He made the standing board resembling human figures in remembrance of the retired teachers. He helped revise and supervise the blueprint of the new buildings in his school. That's why his name was inscribed, left forever.
He told me, his maxim is "The attitude you take determines the surroundings you encounter." Truthful. I heard very many different kinds of stories in civilian service careers. Some undergoing is worth admiring, while some deserves a damn. Of course we cannot make any hypothesis assumption, "If I were him, I would achieve better or......" However, no matter what, stay positive, flexible, friendly, and availing is always the best way to cope with the hardships around us.
One more thing. In our 替代役之歌 competition in 成功嶺, Architect made a super big 無敵鐵金剛 doll. That's prodigy. If his team didn't win that match, the judges must go blind. Recently, he wins for himself the first prize amongst the best high school substitute service teachers. Congratulations! Good things always accompany good people. Architect and his undergoings are mutual proof.

Next time meeting him, remember to entitle him "Doctor", rather than Architect only.

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