#3 Leadership Conference Reflections

The secondary fours went for their last Leadership Conference on 7th Feb (yes, this post is a bit outdated) held at Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School. Most found it inspirational and refreshing and here are some of their reflections on the conference that may be of some help to you guys.

1. I learnt not to be hypocrites. Sometimes we do things that we know isn’t morally upright but we still go ahead with it. I have learnt that we shouldn’t do the wrong things that go against our ethics just because everyone else is doing it. No one wants to be the sore thumb but doing something that you clearly know is wrong is worse. We should all “be unglam than be unreal”. We should be constant in our behaviour. We should also just follow our hearts and do what we think is right. No matter how much we put on a façade to show our ideal selves to others, it doesn’t mean a thing at all if we’re not happy in the end.

2. “In the end, everything will be okay.” “If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” This coincidentally links back to what Mdm Mandy had shared during devotion about trusting God and having faith in Him that everything will turn out fine. One of the verse she shared was “therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what will you wear. Is not life more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store in barns and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” from Matthew 6:25-26. Instead of worrying and causing adding more problems to ourselves, why not look on the positive side and do what we can to stay happy. That night I felt assured that at the end of the day everything will settle in its rightful place and I shouldn’t worry so much all the time.

3. Also, there was a talk made by Miss Pearl Pang, where she talked about her many years in Girls’ Brigade. She started off when she was in primary school, and is still currently serving in Girls’ Brigade. She seemed to be enjoying her every moment of her GB life, which made me have second thoughts about Girls’ Brigade. So, we should all treasure the time we have in GB because not all of us will continue staying in GB after we leave ZHSS.

4. I leant that everyone can be a leader in his or her own ways. If we want to leave a legacy behind, we need to even have one. We will only know what our talents are when we are irritated with someone who does something slower compared to us. (But that also does not give us the right to look down on others too.)

5. Also I think that all girls should appreciate the LC even though it may sound boring because I realize that every time I attend a LC, I bring back something I remember for life. (So don’t fall asleep during LC!)

6. "The most enjoyable part of the leadership conference was perhaps when all of us sang the ‘Princess Pat’ song together." (You can start guessing who this person is :D) *For those who do not know this song, we'll sing it some time soon..and why this person felt it was the most enjoyable part, i have no idea either.

BYE!
Joleen