畢業感言

When I was still a student, I usually heard some friends who had gotten the G.G. told how moved they were at the graduation. It was not only because they graduated in the end, but also because it reminded them how hard they had ever been in the last six months. All the pressure and the emotion burst at that time, sometimes with happy tears. "You would be so proud of yourself when you find it's your first time to relax after such a long time."



At that time, I just agreed with them. I truly had a pressure but I thought it was normal. In GIA, a college more like a high school, I had to get up early around 6:30 am, spent seven hours at school, and studied until sleep five days a week. No vacation. "Are you alive?" is a general greeting. Asking about the quiz is kinda joking. I studied harder than anytime in my life. I told myself it was a training all the time, to be professional.



I didn't know exactly what my friends said until Regine failed her fourth 20-stone test. Before, I always believed everyone could pass in the end. I couldn't imagine how big the pressure I would have if I were her. "If she couldn't pass the fifth one, the last test, she would lose the only chance to graduate with us!" I worried. I and Kumiko went to school to company her everyday. We waited for the result together, but felt disappointed again and again. When Regine came up from the classroom and cried to tell us she couldn't do it anymore, I knew she was going to crack up. Being nervous, expecting, but lost everyday exhausted everyone. Nobody wanted to have six more months. The desire for graduation couldn't be stronger anymore. That was the true pressure! Only the people who had the same experience could tell it.



I was so happy that all of us passed in the end. When Regine passed on the last day, she cried and we cried too. I finally find the meaning of the graduation. It is a declaration of our stronger minds and skills. Maybe other guests don't think it's as hard as how we think, but it's an unspoken secret which only all my classmates can share together. That's why we smile to each other. I know it =)