I gave back my 1 mark ...
I gave back my 1 mark ...
Got back my 2nd Greek quiz, it was 1/4 off the full marks for forgetting to indicate the "you" as plural (there's singular and plural "you" in Greek), but it shouldn't be, coz I knew quite immediately after the quiz that I got one of the vocab wrong. Kaleo should be "I call", but I kept remembering it as laleo which means "I say, speak (repetitive)" and I wrote down the latter. I went to my lecturer and told her that, knowing that this "confession" would cost me 1 mark.
Well, I guess there is always the temptation to keep quiet, and maybe somebody else is laughing at my stupidity for being so honest, but I knew my conscience wouldn't be clear. I would rather earn that 1 mark in a well-deserved manner, and if it's something I don't deserve due to carelessness, I ought to learn that it is so. I'm not sure if my lecturer actually realized that she has given me an extra mark, but whether she does or not (in fact, I always have this "hunch" that sometimes people might put you in such scenario to see how honest you are), I knew I needed to do what I knew God would want me to. After all, theological education is not just about intellectual and academic ability - yes, grades do matter, but what's more important?
Incidentally, Dr MC began this morning's lesson with Mark 2:1-3:6 and he gave us many insights into the passage itself - I felt so refreshed with all the new insights I've learnt that I never observed in that passage. And what Dr MC said about observation and interpretation of biblical passages spoke to me, "What you see will depend on what's in your heart." I can't agree all the more. The way we perceive our life, the way we perceive others, the way we perceive serving the larger community, the way we perceive a whole lot of things as we live this life, really depends on what's in our heart. No little wonder then that Proverbs warn us about guarding our heart for it is the wellspring of life, and even Jesus too, warning us that from the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
What I've done indeed cost me 1 mark, and at the end of the semester, it probably mean a grade's difference ... it probably meant forfeiting the chance of topping the class in this subject, but is it worth it? In human perspective, probably not, but I'm sure in the eternal perspective, it's a clear affirming "YES"!
Got back my 2nd Greek quiz, it was 1/4 off the full marks for forgetting to indicate the "you" as plural (there's singular and plural "you" in Greek), but it shouldn't be, coz I knew quite immediately after the quiz that I got one of the vocab wrong. Kaleo should be "I call", but I kept remembering it as laleo which means "I say, speak (repetitive)" and I wrote down the latter. I went to my lecturer and told her that, knowing that this "confession" would cost me 1 mark.
Well, I guess there is always the temptation to keep quiet, and maybe somebody else is laughing at my stupidity for being so honest, but I knew my conscience wouldn't be clear. I would rather earn that 1 mark in a well-deserved manner, and if it's something I don't deserve due to carelessness, I ought to learn that it is so. I'm not sure if my lecturer actually realized that she has given me an extra mark, but whether she does or not (in fact, I always have this "hunch" that sometimes people might put you in such scenario to see how honest you are), I knew I needed to do what I knew God would want me to. After all, theological education is not just about intellectual and academic ability - yes, grades do matter, but what's more important?
Incidentally, Dr MC began this morning's lesson with Mark 2:1-3:6 and he gave us many insights into the passage itself - I felt so refreshed with all the new insights I've learnt that I never observed in that passage. And what Dr MC said about observation and interpretation of biblical passages spoke to me, "What you see will depend on what's in your heart." I can't agree all the more. The way we perceive our life, the way we perceive others, the way we perceive serving the larger community, the way we perceive a whole lot of things as we live this life, really depends on what's in our heart. No little wonder then that Proverbs warn us about guarding our heart for it is the wellspring of life, and even Jesus too, warning us that from the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
What I've done indeed cost me 1 mark, and at the end of the semester, it probably mean a grade's difference ... it probably meant forfeiting the chance of topping the class in this subject, but is it worth it? In human perspective, probably not, but I'm sure in the eternal perspective, it's a clear affirming "YES"!
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