Every Effort Has a Reward

Today was the first presentation of our play in front of our teacher, and since 7 am we started to get ready for it; preparing make up, the clothes that every actor had to wear, and the scenography.

When the time to present the play arrived, we went to the auditorium and we did what we have been rehearsing since the semester started.

We actually did very good; everybody did his or her part in a great way and finally we got the perfect grade; a 100.

We all felt so happy about it, I actually felt so proud of being part of such a comitted team that really cared about everything, and I could also felt how every effort we made had its reward; every time we spent plannig everything, all the time we discussed and argue with our classmates... it really worked out.

Sometimes, while we are working on a project, while we are doing homework, or studying, we are only aware of the negative side: we are constantly complaining about getting tired, about all the work that we must do, about all the hours that our homework is taking away from our sleeping time, and other things like that, but when we accomplish our goals, we feel we get a reward; we receive something great; the fact that we are constantly realizing that we can do lots of things; we are developing new skills to organize our time and to have a different perspective of our abilities.

I think that both, our mistakes and our triumphs, are making us learn lots of things like the importance of working in teams, we are learning about the importance of treating others in the right way, about having real commitments and make a great effort in every aspect of your duties.

I think mistakes had taught me that we must be humble; that not always the best wins, that when you give the best of you, is enough; we cannot control the circumstances in the exterior, we can control ourselves and try hard.

Triumphs had also taught me that we MUST be humble, because a triumph doesn't defines you as the best person; it only defines you as very good at something, and we cannot let a triumph take away our values, nor make us feel superior.

That is why we have to keep our feet on the ground and learn about others, knowing that there are people better than us, and accept its capabilities without feeling envy.