Excellence is sought after because excellence is what people will see and pay attention to. People will only listen more attentively if you have a certain qualification or achievement. That said, seeking excellence is good but getting too carried away might just take you to extremism.

Contentment is something we must have because it enables us to be grateful and appreciate what we already have. Yet, it can retard excellence because you stop wanting, learning and lose the desire for more. In short, you lose the motivation to improve.

Being humble is hard. The question to be asked is,” Will you see things the same way you see it when things were harder or easier to achieve?”

Being humble alone is hard because of ego. Being humble when you are successful is even harder because people will feed your ego and you will think that all things are possible for you. In fact, they are not and you will become complacent with your situation and think that the world revolves around you. It does not and to do even better (excel) support from friends and people around you is vital.

Then now I have another question to bother people. Haha.

Can all these values, coexist?

It’s hard but if achievable, a formula is needed. I know some people might be thinking religion. I’m not crossing it out of the picture but, this is an open question and does not require an answer. It is just to make you think. But feel free to comment if you wish.

Don’t know why I’m writing this but maybe because of exams.

I comfort myself by saying excellence is good but extremism is not. Then to prevent myself from getting too lazy, I will tell myself not to be too content with what I have achieved so far. And if I do do well in the exams, I can remind myself to be humble and not forget the people around me. I hope this helps everyone else that are stressed for exams.

“It’s not how much you think that counts; it is how you think that makes a difference.”