Hi N,
It's been a long time isn't it?
I'll go straight to the point, it's been a crazy months of being jobless, the 1st week was fine, 2nd lost I started shivering in doubt, and 3rd week I fell into emotional recklessness, sh*t. I was almost cry on the class, since the video showed was really related to what I felt at that time, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I was almost cry here. Week 4th, I started to build up job-searching again which is not stopping until now. There's still more going on in this matter, it's getting better somehow, lets skip that first.
The main point I wanna tell is I fell challenged right now, since one of my friend asked me to talk about leadership in front of youngster, 14-15 years old. I think it would be easier to talk in front of undergraduate students compared to this age-group. I can't generalize, I know, but this is what I think bout them. They're more assertive than my age-group, they're more informed bout the world, on the other side they're more ignorant bout what's not interesting in them. Recklessly is one word that I can use to describe this kind of group-age I guess, the think that they are always right, they are invisible, and they can do whatever they want to everyone.
Perhaps I'm wrong, hopefully I'm wrong. Let's move the concern, now, I know I can't talk about the Burma democratic leader who was just released, I can't talk bout how Obama defensed his health care policy, I can't talk how shitty Proton management is, I can't talk bout local underground music scene and push them to their back that they know nothin bout music until they know their local talented scenes, I guess the safest way is to tell bout lullaby...or maybe my own experience during my undergraduate time? or maybe my music career, hmm, no, they'll ignore that until I got an album at least. Yes, lullaby, or super famous leaders (fyi, Gandhi is not famous amongst youth in India, do u believe that?).
So, famous leaders, lullaby, what else? music again? I think I'll always fall into that pitfall, what if I'm talking about how music help me get through my hell-life? sounds interesting isnt't it?
Famous leader, who, what are we gonna talk about? engagement or not? I'm confused. The easiest way, let them spit out their favorite, and spend sometime questioning why do they spit that names, that will take 5 mins I guess, then looking the similarities for those favorite leaders of them, but that sounds cheesy, everybody's doing that. What about then spitting out MY favorite, and the story of him? on the other hand, it's story, not just facts that move almost everybody's ass to change their life right? who's story then? I got several names on my head, Obama, Mandela, Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King and for sure, Muhammad SAW.
I don't wanna scare them with religiosity, I'm not a religious person anyway, and I don't think Muhammad is even He's perceived as one. Obama is current, I can find the info easily. Owh, this is what really stuck in my mind, the story of Martin Luther King Jr. When he called his staff and said that the one that hindrance their performance is died today, they went into a room, and came out in a pale face, but somehow there's proud and faith on those faces. (ask me if u wanna know the story). That will at least spend another 10 mins if I'm doing a bad job in story telling.
Lullaby, something conceptual, familiar with these young minds, i don't think they read "Ping", it's one of the best story book I've ever read. Rapunzel? kh..too childish, what about the robot in the story "The Wizard of Oz", since last night we've been talking bout robot in my band song-writing session, which was not that productive, but we should've learn a lot. I can find out bout that too. Then preparing myself for the virtues of the story, then let them spit out theirs before mine, that will take bout 10 mins.
The last one, my story, I really feel confused, I don't wanna look corny. I started learning music since junior high school, but went swim into it during high school, where the turbulent was. It was suck. I held and study guitar again seriously back when I was in my 2nd year of my undergraduate, and several friends told me I was freak about it. So, vocal since high school, 2nd year, and guitar since 2nd year of undergraduate. In total it's about 7 years until the point I'm at right now, which is a kind of slow. The virtues I want to talk about is about perseverance, having a faith in yourself, and being exposed to the world to understand why do we have to respect other, why do we have to believe that basically drama movie is full of bullshit, and why do we have to be honest and grateful to ourselves. I think that will spend lots of time, bout 20 mins, so let that be the spare.
Thanks N, u helped.
Next posting will be more concrete I guess
(Sadly, I don't have WIOI time no more, Batai Hostel Room M19, 1.09am my laptop time)
