Perseverance

This morning, Mr. Shing shared with us a message about perseverance. He encouraged us to endure hardship by using the inspiring story of Jeff Goins, a U.S. bestselling author, who persisted in his recovering journey to run marathon again after a crippling car accident. Mr. Shing revealed to us two things he learned from Mr. Goings’ story. One, we should expect hardship and accept that there will be bumpy stages in our plans. But if we have a plan, we won’t lose sight and we will always have a goal that we can persist to achieve. Two, “perseverance creates more perseverance”. We only have to take the hardest first step, and then it will become easier to stick with our goal. This echoes with the Book of Roman in the Bible, Chapter 5, telling us that “hardship develops perseverance, and perseverance develops a tested character, something that gives us hope”. We might face challenges in our journeys, and sometimes, disappointments and failures are part of the whole package towards success. Let us not lose hope in the face of hardship and persevere towards the final victory. Go Xaverians!

Say “No” to Bullying

This morning, Vice Principal Mr. Leung shared with us a children’s book, called “I Dissent”, written by Debbie Levy. It is a book about the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second female Justice (judge of the Supreme Court of United States) in the U.S. history. Using approachable language and storytelling techniques, the author introduces to readers the life story of Justice Ginsburg, the iconic fighter for gender equality in the States. Mr. Leung used Ginsburg’s daring endeavours of fighting social injustices against overwhelming odds for people with little power to inspire us, to stand up against bullying, both for ourselves and for those who were powerless to resist. Absolute social justice is difficult to achieve, but as a Catholic school which upholds “Justice” as one of the five core values, we should strife hard to maintain a bullying-free school community. Should we see any bullying taking place physically, verbally and even in the cyber world, we should stand up and say “No, I dissent!”

Speak Politely

This morning, Mr. Pong shared with us the poem “Words Once Spoken” by Jessie Campbell. Using the poem, Mr. Pong brought out three messages why we shouldn’t use foul languages so casually. One, it reveals one’s poor personal qualities. Two, it may unintentionally hurt the listeners. And three, once they are spoken, foul languages can’t be taken back. The damage is done and we spread bad influence to others and back onto ourselves. So let’s heed Mr. Pong’s words and remember our school motto, “Gentle in Manner”. It is easy to excuse ourselves thinking that using foul languages casually is common for teens nowadays but as students of SFXC, such reckless use of words is actually very out of character for Xaverians.

Overcome Laziness

Using a funny story about how the devils devising a plan to conquer the world through spreading laziness, Mr. Iu gave us a serious message today warning us the destructiveness of protracted laziness. He provided two tips in overcoming our lazy devils: 1) being aware and taking action against voices that lure us to relax; and 2) breaking up daunting tasks into manageable steps. As we are passing the half term mark, we shouldn’t let Mr. Iu’s message fall on deaf ears. Let’s do what Xaverians do best, be resolute in our studies.

Don’t Worry

Brother John gave us a comforting morning message today about letting go of our worries. We are indeed living in a world full of worries and uncertainties. But Brother John reminded us that something were certain. We can be sure that God’s unfailing love for us will not change because of the shifting circumstances. His infinite wisdom and power will always come through and lift us out of our valleys of trouble. So let us put our treasures in heaven and our trust in Jesus so that we can live a life not beat up by worries.

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