There are two lives.
One is a life we learn; the other is a life we live after.
If the life to learn is full of records and achievements, the other is different.
Look at me. I have been in the school more than 25 years and now I study in the university in the United States. If I pursue a doctorate, the record of my academic career would be something that surprises people. Maybe people would talk about how long I have studied to reach this point and be amazed by the time I spend in the study. However, if it is all, I have to check whether I live a meaningless or hopeless life. I see the more essential in life is about people not the records. The life I take as a priest is not calculable or visible, so many would not know. Nevertheless, I desire to follow the path that enlivens life. I choose to live with the incalculable and invisible, believing that life is not records but breathing, sweating and suffering to bear fruit. When people praise the great records, I remember my master who did not have a remarkable record but dedication and love. As long as I remember this and stand firm in courage and conviction to love, I would be a blue fish that freely swims in the ocean. That is the fate I take.