‘I come. I see. I conquer.’ This is my creed when I just arrived Australia, as an international student when I was 17, in high school Year 10, 2008. I was feeling lonely, hopeless and useless. A young and naive boy left his family and lost his beloved girl. Only having ambition and success can comfort me, to cover the weakness inside me, that I felt small, alone, no recognition, not being loved.
After nine years, I still don’t feel anything wrong with it. At least, I must finish army reserve, the goal I start with. This may be the longest commitment and most challenging journey.
Why do I want to join?
Being an Asian is still an disadvantage in Australia. First of all, you are minority. Secondly, and your language and culture are very different from the mainstream population. Plus other reasons, you looks smaller, and your original countries lost so many wars and being an enemy of Australia during Cold War.
I don’t want to be small. I want to be a leader to make changes. Not just for Asian or Asian in Australia, I am reshaping my own identity, and the new identity of Australian. A Chinese, or an Australian, or an Australian Chinese or Chinese Australian, is no difference to me now. But I want everyone to feel it and accept it, overthrow the steortype inplant in many people’s mind for generations and generations, like accepting gay marriage, different religion, or even a vegetarian.
Accepting people by their individual belief and talent, their effort and commitment.
If I successfully graduate, I can learn to lead thirdty Australian soldiers in combat evenrionment. The leadership, self development and the unique and closed network I gain, is priceless.
Make regular training, daily and weekly, make progress.
