Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 5:48 AM
*squeals*Okay, sorry, this was supposed to be a reflective post, but i just couldn't resist putting this up!The guy in black is Super Junior's Yesung, for those who don't know (: Anyway, that aside, i've felt a lot better ever since National Day came to a close. Finally, more time to myself. Came across the song, 蜗牛(Snail) while my mother was singing karaoke at home. I know it's in Chinese and i haven't touched Chinese for more than 6 months, but my standard of Chinese is still good enough for me to comprehend this song. Which turned out to be really meaningful, surprisingly.
我要一步一步往上爬
等待阳光静静看着它的脸
小小的天有大大的梦想
重重的壳挂着轻轻的仰望
我要一步一步往上爬
在最高点乘着叶片往前飞
让风吹干流过的泪和汗
总有一天我有属于我的天
For the benefit of those who don't understand Chinese,this song basically talks about a snail which thinks of giving up while climbing its way up a wall. This little snail is worried about what others think of him, since it's goal is very much achieveable to them. But at the end of the day, the snail knows that if it manages to climb up the wall, it will have accompolished something for itself, and that's all that matters to him.
I feel strange talking about a snail as if it's a human being, but it's not easy to translate Chinese lyrics and summarise them in English, so please forgive me for any instances of incoherence there. I'm not effectively bilingual after all.
At many times, we ourselves can be just like that little snail. Giving up because we feel that our accompolishments can never be enough for others. But does that really matter? An achievement, no matter how small, is still an achievement. Is it better to achieve at least a little bit, rather than none at all? And do others' opinions really matter so much, so long as what we're doing is something we love and are willing to fight for?
Just some food for thought to chew on till the end of this week.
