Day 5: the gift of educational opportunities

Today I slaved hard all day and managed to hand in two assingments. Both of which were about 10 pages long. Honestly, I did not enjoy this one little bit. In fact I hated it. The assignments were long, they took ages and there was so much more interesting things that I could be doing instead of writing assignments. Yes, I admit it. I procrastinated. A lot. I always procrastinate. It's just something I happen to be good at (and something that I probably shouldn't be good at). I will spend time on facebook, write a blog post, draw a picture, read a book, watch some pointless clips on youtube, listen to some new music, download some more music, make dinner, help my sister finish her art project, maybe even dig out my own paints, all before I will actually sit down and write my assignments. If that's not procrastination I don't know what is.

As a uni student I have such a wonderful opportunity to advance my education. Not every person is able to spend that much time learning. In some countries children don't even finish their primary schooling because they are needed at home. Other families don't have the money to send their children to a university (or even a secondary school). And others don't see the reason or purpose in further study. I have such a wonderful opportunity to advance my knowledge. Such a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the world in which we live in. And how do I use that opportunity? By procrastinating. Something I really shouldn't be doing.

I have such a blessing to be able to advance our learning in a University. If your reading this and you have the same blessing as I do, use it well.