Think Big Dream High, E25 – Those Having A Strong Determination

Determination

1.Determination is the promise and commitment that we make to ourselves in order to achieve our intentions and goals.

2.Life is a kaleidoscope  of whimsical  things and events. It is not easy to go through life by just being ourselves, by fulfilling our wants and following our habitual acts.

3.There are many environmental factors that affect our daily lives, that affect the decisions that we make in life.  All of our peers, media electronic such as TV, our readings, our social  circles, our country’s leaders, our teachers, the Islamic scholars etc. play a role in influencing our lives. 

4.The influences are not small. It can change our lives from being Mr X to Mr Y, from being Mr Niceman to Mr Badman or reciprocately, from being Mr Badman to Mr Niceman.

Reality in life

1.Many social ills such as bearing a child out of wedlock, aborting babies, drugs, smoking, infidelity, the opposite sex living together without  marriage ties, homosexual, lesbian, prostitution, abuse, being drunk etc exist in my countrymen’s communities.

2.All these exist due to loss of faith and grasp in life.  Our Islamic religious belief are not strong. We do not have the determination and willpower  not to be involved.

3.There are statistics that shows more than 20,000 female teenagers as young as 13 years old up to the age of 25 staying in the PPRT poor housing scheme  involved in negative social activities. This is a shocking realization though the truth is yet to be validated. The fact remains that it really exist and the trend is increasing and worrying.

4.The weird thing is that, a study in USA indicated a declining trend among the teenagers in USA that are involved in social ills such as loafing, free sex, drugs, being drunk etc.

5.The trend in our country is increasing whilst in USA it is decreasing. The teenagers in the USA study understood that if they destroy their lives now, they will have a bleak future. We have all the while been thinking that the teenagers in USA are a worrying lot but it is otherwise.

6.They are more responsible of their wellbeing and their future. They look beyond the shores and are smart in determining their future goals. They value their future, they do not want to destroy their lives by just having a short fling that will eventually affect their entire lives.

7.The reality is that our teenagers are more worrying. Our teenagers should learn the positive aspects from the teenagers in USA.

Tips    

1.Studies in USA indicated that the teenagers now realized the importance of having a good and stable career and achieving their goals rather than involving themselves in illicit sex, smoking, drugs and being drunk.

2.They now realized that their partners will trust them more if they have a good and lucrative career than those loafing around without any stable career  and ambition in life.

3.The studies also indicated that  the teenagers were able to evaluate and appreciated the fact that having a good family life is more meaningful than a short lived excitement.

4.In USA presently, the teachers were found to consistently advising and reminding the students to refrain and avoid themselves from loafing around, having free sex, smoking, drugs and other social ills.

5.A 17 year old female student in Atlanta, USA, firmly stated that  having sex, being drunk, smoking and drugs were not included in her thoughts radar and daily lives routine.

6.She commenced her daily routine by waking up at 5 am in the morning carry out activities such as swimming, going to school, gymnasium, jogging, swimming again, doing homework, involving herself in NGO social activities, entertaining and accompanying the old and elderly with their pets on their daily exercise routine. She ended her daily activities by continuing her studies and to bed at 10.30 am at night. Her daily life is meaningful, satisfactory and to her enjoyment. Both her parents are the elated ones.

7.There are actually more structured and morally acceptable recreational activities in Malaysia that the teenagers can join. We have many programmes such as Rakan Muda, various NGOs, activities at the mosques, co-curriculum activities, libraries, additional classes, religious and Al Quran classes, youth clubs,friendship programs, motivational camps, religious camps, self defence classes, sports as well as sufficient and adequate time to study and increase our knowledge and skills in computing, cooking, gardening etc. We have many constructive activities at our disposal.

8.We also have a choice to loaf around at the supermarkets, mixing with bad companies like mat rempit, clubbing, disco, partying, mixing with the smokers or taking drugs. Needless to say our  destructive activities choices are also wide.

9.We actually have our own class and standard. We are actually much smarter. We should be proud of our inherent qualities. Allah SWT loves us very much. Whatever choice we make it is reflective of the qualities in ourselves. For sure we do not want to make our parents and siblings frustrated and disappointed  with our behaviour. We want to proof that we are the best human being and Allah SWT will be  proud of us as His creation.

10.Maybe we lack religious knowledge, we have family problems, our parents are separated, we are not in good terms with our siblings, our neighbours are always disturbing us, our house is just like a bird cage, but remember we are also intelligent  and can still think rationally on our own. Be mindful that at the end of the day it is we that have to live with the decisions that we made.

11.We still have the feeling of love for ourselves. We still have our own self esteem.  We need to look back  and remember the small advices from our teachers that must have still remained in our memories like studying hard and be successful so that we can secure a good and stable career in the future.

12.Working hard can ensure that we achieve our ambition. We need to have the determination to succeed. We need to curtail and educate our desires. We need to be assured that we are not as bad as we think. We need to promise ourselves to strive hard for our goals and intentions.No substitute actually for the hard working culture. We need to have a commitment to achieve what we want.

13.We need to have values and self esteem. We do not want to be treated as the communities garbage. We too want to contribute meaningfully to our nation’s development process.From now on we want to think big dream high,we want to have a strong heart and determination to succeed.