Leaving a mark
August 14th, 2007
August 14th, 2007
(5 Votes)
I’ve had some time to think lately. In one of the evenings back in Rotterdam as me and Kiks were walking back home, Kiks spoke about his experience. He gave me a different perspective of my life, of me and AIESEC.
I’ve been in AIESEC for six years, six years of my life. I was struggling so hard to make a difference, to leave a mark of my passage. In the end my efforts seemed so fruitless, witnessing all my work, everything I created being erased. Becoming nothing. Dust. For a while I was so very angry with myself, with the others. I realized that my time was gone and that right now there was so little I could do, to fix things.
What I didn’t get is that it didn’t matter … what guarantee do I have that AIESEC Sibiu will still be here in 5 years? Or that AIESEC as an organization will still be around in 50 years? All that hard work, all these efforts and sacrifice of generations simply won’t matter.
I was looking for my mark in the wrong place, what I left behind isn’t in that small office, in these files or in those computers. The marks I left behind are here (head) and here (heart) … they’re in my development and in the journey of discovering and reinventing myself, in the moments I cherish, in the people I guided and developed, in the lives I changed. These last forever and these drive change. That’s the reason why I was there.
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4 Responses to “
Leaving a mark ”
siu says:
August 18th, 2007 at 22:17
August 18th, 2007 at 22:17
bine ca macar u came to your senses, better later than never. U did leave an important mark on everyone you interacted with on a more profund level. i can not read your blogg and not think how much u supported me when i was down! 10q. u have your mark! xxxx kisses :)
liana says:
April 21st, 2008 at 19:39
April 21st, 2008 at 19:39
impresionant.
ai spus niste lucruri adevarate.
nu trebuie sa crezi totusi ca toata pasiunea si eforturile si dorinta de a face ceva frumos si bine investite in toate genurile de proiecte propuse si realizate pe parcursul anilor nu vor insemna nimic.
toate acestea deja au insemnat ceva si continua sa fie importante si vor fi si pe viitor.
daca nu ar fi fost toate aceste lucruri si conjuncturi, incercarea ta de a schimba ceva si de lasa o amprenta nu ar fi avut o baza solida care sa te ajute intr un tarziu sa descoperi, cat de mult cantaresc realizarile tale intr o alta dimensiune decat cea materiala.
stiu ca mes e vechi, dar mi a placut
Buna Liana,
N-am apucat sa mai scriu in ultima vreme, merci pentru ganduri :)
Z.
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August 18th, 2007 at 01:31
Dragule, ma mir ca ti-a luat atat de mult timp sa realizezi asta, si-mi pare rau ca simti ca ai investit in ceva fara finalitate, poate iesim la o poveste maine noapte :) la o cana de ceai in inginerie :)
somn usor