With siblings, it often feels like a rivalry. One besting the other, constant tension, all that. But with this older sister and her younger brother, it feels a little sweeter!
In a Twitter thread that quickly made its rounds, @julyangarsiya narrated how she realized something when she saw her brother’s grades and compared it to her own. The poster figured out that, even though she had the quantitatively higher grades, her brother was also enjoying himself more.
She realized that things were ultimately about what made her and her brother happy. Grades are important, yes, and so is education, but we should never forget to live even outside of school and not make it our entire world.
my younger brother’s vs. mine; before, i make fun of it but now, i envy him because of some realizations.
– a thread – pic.twitter.com/fpZ0oxKoq1
— juls (@julyangarsiya) June 11, 2018
nakakatanggap ako ng medals na simbolo ng tagumpay, pero mas kita sa mga mata at ngiti niya ang tunay na tagumpay.
— juls (@julyangarsiya) June 11, 2018
hindi man kataasan grades niya pero totoong masaya siya sa ginagawa niya dahil dito sumampal sakin ang tanong na “masaya ba ako sa mga numero na ito?”
— juls (@julyangarsiya) June 11, 2018
“there’s a bigger world outside the school campus and in that world, you will find out who’s the real you” yan yung pinarealize niya sakin at hindi ko man lang nagawang tumapak sa mundong iyon dahil nakulong ako sa inaakala kong mundo.
— juls (@julyangarsiya) June 11, 2018
school is not bad pero hindi dapat ginagawang mundo ang dapat eskwelahan lang.
— juls (@julyangarsiya) June 11, 2018
Yung gusto ko lang iparating sa students ay don’t be too pressured about getting high grades to the point that they make school their whole world, because there’s a bigger world outside it.
We’re so inspired by this brother and sister! While she’s proud of herself for what she’s achieved, she’s also looking beyond just school and hoping for the best.
I’m beyond happy with my academic achievements but then I don’t feel so complete because I still don’t know the path I will take and then it feels like my only purpose is being at school and my world revolves around it.
We’re sure she’ll find her way. 🙂 And her brother is always there to help her, too. They’re there to balance each other out. Best of luck to them both!
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