Do you have what it takes

A typical blog entry will have to include the mundane tasks and happenings, I too went thru much this week. A rather hectic, stressful but eventful period to the finishing line of my attachment but crawling towards the commencement of my semester. To end is just for readying another start, so meanwhile during the transition it'll be nice to do some reflection.

Those who know, I don the rank and have been tasked to lead the formation of signals. In 2 years time, I'll have a platoon of 30 plus either stabbing needles into voodoo images of mine or cheering me on for their welfare well taken for? Do you have what it takes to earn the authority sending out orders for compliance. Best military leadership to confer onto my shoulders, how true is that? With that award / milestone I attained, I am as well fall harder if a munity slams straight in my face.

Attended the wedding of kai's sister wedding, a thought of leading a life together with someone. The level of commitment and compromise in order to plough through the "fields of marriage" to eventually reap bliss and a utopia of love. Actually thought through the amount of courage to pop the question, its not "hey, wanna apply HDB together or not". That verse is an actual sterotype SG guys to geeky bookworms always losing out to those savvy talking, loud mouth, promise you the starts multiple partners expatriates. (no choice, girls always like bad guys)

Sitting at a banquet was the bride's JC classmates who belonged to the academic elites of attaining their Phd, striking of successful careers with majority of them retrieving their CARpark redemption from the waitresses. Dining above majority at 60th storey overlookin the skyline of the CBD, it was a lustrious event of joy and laughter celebrating the love of 2. Here I wish the male and female lead of the night a blissful marriage follow a journey littered with stars and the silvery moon.

On my way back, I saw an advertisment. Rallying for officers into the SAF, baiting the young men/women with the attractive scholarship awards. Honestly, how many can be considered as good leaders? Came across peers and pals, I have to admit, not majority are cut for the job to lead. Sometimes I wonder if I made the right choice to take a chance upon others.

Anyway, the point I wanto drive at ... Leadership to a certain extend can be inculcated into a person. But eventually, there will always be limit to where one will go if he/she doesnt have what it takes. I believe someway or another, a leader is born. Not as in upon concieved, that foetus has the right set of DNA replicating the best traits of a true leader. A number of factors like upbringing, personal characteristics/personality and the environment of social interactivity plays the role of nuturing a leader.

An altrusitic view, I hope the future man/women enlisting into the corps will have what it takes ...

Meanwhile, I'll keep on living ... maybe one day I can ask someone "Lead a life with me...."


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