“…For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him..” – from the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30 (NIV)
I was having dinner when an acquaintance from uni saw me and asked to join. It was awkward not to engage in a bit of chat, and so we talked about anything we can muster… the weather, the ongoing intramural games, some insider gossip (he works at admin), and then his studies. I was taken aback when he told he is barely passing in some courses he is taking, not because he has too much to handle. He says he just isn’t interested in most, and a passing grade will be enough.
I am not totally guilt-free, but considering how the better things in life are so hard to attain these days, a chance at these should prod us to excel. In doing so, we are at a better position to give what people need. Otherwise, we are useless. To be mediocre is to put to waste what has been given in grace.
I wish I can tell my students this, without sounding too preachy. Which I was to the poor guy I am referring to.
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February 25, 2009 at 5:23 am
“To be mediocre is to put to waste what has been given in grace.” — amen to this Jun!