Brief freedom, but freedom nonetheless

Ahhhh...the feeling of freedom.

You know that feeling. The one where you overcome something, and the air seems fresher, food tastes better, the sun is brighter. Well not quite right now given it's 10:30pm, but you guys know what I mean.

Anyway I have that feeling right now. Just had my last Tax focus session tonight and boy am I relieved I got through it. I had to present tonight too, and it wasn't attractive by any means given the last topic was "Tax Consolidations" and "Foreign Tax". But got through it I did, and I am definitely grateful I was chosen to present possibly one of the easiest questions tonight. All I have to work towards now for Tax is the exam on September 16th! I have always maintained that Tax is definitely the subject that I would struggle most with and I'm ecstatic to say I'm almost there! True, the exam is the biggest hurdle, but at least I am where I am now. So I'm glad to not have Tax lurking in the back of my mind, quietly chipping away and stressing me out subconsciously (I currently have a twitch in my left eye every so-often I kid you not) for at least a few days. Then it'll be head down, thumbs up as I prepare to tackle the exam. Then it's rest for a little then knuckling down again for Management Accounting which begins straight after the Tax exam. I liken it to an industrious breaststroke race; head down, do the hard work, then come up for some air, then back down again and so on and so forth. No guesses as to why I had this analogy in my mind at this time.

I should also remember that while it's important to kick well, stroke well and turn well while submerged, it's also absolutely necessary to come up for a breather to get more oxygen into the lungs for conversion into energy to kick, stroke and tumbleturn again. That's right - otherwise I'd be submerged for far too long and...yep you guessed it, drown.

Symbolism aside, as has been the trend over this year many, many things have been running through my mind, new revelations and insight I've gained from my frenetic fetish for reading. It's quite phenomenal really, I would just LOVE to meet myself this time last year and see how much I've absorbed. It's quite amusing actually, everytime I think back even to just a few months ago I always can't help but chuckle and think, "Oh how foolish you once were, friend of folly. If only you knew then what you now know." But of course I'm wise enough now to quickly cease the playful self-mocking and think, "I wonder what else I don't currently know, which will be revealed to me just around the corner?"

And that's how my life stands at this point in time, nearing the end of August 2008. I'd like to blog soon about some of the philosophical things I've learned and developed a learned contention on, including relativism and its inherent flaws.

One last thing, I am doing the 40-Hour famine this weekend, beginning my fast from after dinner tomorrow evening (Friday) till lunch time on Sunday so if you'd like to donate to help out needy children in India, please let me know. You can also laugh and mock me while I'm weak and frazzled by the lack of food going into my body. Anyway looks like it's time for me to sign off once again, grace and peace to you all.