Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Testing One Two Three

This could be familiar to many, where a test would be given when the time is right, be it two Mathematics questions to find out our strengths and weaknesses or, a game where the loyalty and love will be tested in less than ten seconds. Back to the time where the bonding was still there, we called a group of friends, telling them one of us left without notification and that we are worried. Soon enough, the phone non stop ringing, showing on screen the different numbers from all the four boys while the girls who created the joke sitting in a circle, laughing. Naïve it could be, with the simplest desire; to know someone actually cares. It may be common, but many are still in search for it, despite the fact that it is everywhere. In the current days, there are plenty of such tests created; a girl teased the boyfriend on Valentine’s that she wants to break up, a joke that one is going to die and many more. We may hear it from a child, a teen and even adult. Surprising? Not. A question asked on what can be done in order to prove one’s love; a student questions the necessity of going through examinations in order to prove the knowledge learned; situations where some wonders the need of doubts, and some don’t. We feel insecure, but we do not share it often; we know what to do, but we fail to overcome the fear of trying; we do not like taking tests, but we’d love to give one anytime, anytime at all.