lifesong
Everyone needs compassion
Love that's never failing
Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour
The hope of nations
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
So take me as you find me
All my fears and failures
Fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in
Now I surrender
Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing, for the glory
Of the risen King
Jesus, Shine your light in
Let the whole world see
We're singing for the glory
Of the risen king
Friday, October 08, 2004
-7:02 pm
Today was Fea's P.I.T. investiture. I'm really glad that the post PIT invest experience went well. Surprisingly, the envisioning thing I got the batch to go through before we went in to break the news was effective in helping us get into the mood. Treating what supposedly happened as a reality really worked in getting us to show our true hearfelt emotions. I didn't expect the tears to come so easily. Just thinking that one of the little twos we handpicked from a huge number of SLs really brought about a piercing sense of disappointment and sadness. But seeing the Fea spirit shine through, especially when they said their pledge with such conviction and singing last year's board song, I broke down. The part where they insisted that we were being good seniors was especially moving because we know that we haven't done our best. But even then, they accepted us as we were. I suddenly realised how much I love them. Thankfully, it seems that Fea did take it in the right way, and they've proven to us that they'll never let us down. After the reflection and talking to my buddy, I felt somewhat like a parent whose child has all grown up (however cliched it may sound). Though missing the whole experience in sec 2 was traumatising for me, but I learnt to let it go and live with it. Going through this with Fea sort of brought a reconciliation within me. I could truly understand how they felt.
As said in the letter we gave them, this is not merely a board tradition passed down from batch to batch, but more importantly a meaningful learning experience that they'll always remember, even when the going gets tough. What we did for them was different from what our seniors gave us because we didn't want them to start suspecting each other or undermine the whole point of the experience. I can confidently say that we, Fianza, pulled it off as a batch wonderfully. Thank you to all those who held my hand through the difficult parts, and I'm just so grateful for being part of Fianza. The legacy of the board will live on, but its survival rests on the shoulders of those who pass through the portals of RGSPB, emerging as changed individuals who will treasure the significance of that "green black white striped tie we wear."
To Fea, we love you and you'll always be our 'lil twos.
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