Last week…”How we deal with disappointment”
Resilience vs Balance
If there is one thing we can say about young people in South Africa, it is this: you are resilient!
You wake up early. You train hard. You travel long distances to school and for matches. You juggle academics, sport, culture, leadership…and still find a way to show up the next day and do it all over again.
That’s NOT normal everywhere in the world. That is South African tough. Proudly South African.
Our rugby players take hits…and get back up.
Ons atlete druk deur en verby uitputting.
Ons kulturele leerders oefen en doen rehearsals tot laat aand.
Ons student hanteer druk elke dag…druk deur en gaan voort.
Julle word gevorm as sterk individue met enorme deursettings vermoë.
Maar hier is die “naked truth”…die harde waarheid: Ons is NIE ‘n gespesialiseerde hoë-prestasie sentrum nie. ONS is ‘n SKOOL…en DIT maak saak.
A High performance centre is designed for ONE thing: Maximum output in ONE area. EVERYTHING revolves around performance – training schedules, recovery, nutrition, time, focus…etc.
‘n Skool aan die ander kant, is ontwerp vir iets GROTER…die ontwikkeling van die HELE persoon.
- Akademie (2) Karakter (3) Verhoudings (4) Waardes (5) Perspektief (6) Geloof (7) Identiteit en nog meer…
En dit beteken dat ons die balans MOET regkry.
Because resilience is powerful – but unbalanced resilience can become harmful. We breakdown, we crack, we hurt ouerselves and others around us.
NOW the danger of this message is that those who should look for balance don’t…and those who actually need to step up, see this as an excuse to do even less. But for those who are already going over and beyond for the school and yourself…this one is for you!
Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is not pushing harder…but choosing wisely.
- If your sport is thriving, but your academics are collapsing – that’s not success.
- As jy presteer, maar is konstant uitgeput en oorweldig – dis nie volhoubaar nie.
- As jy wen in alles, maar die lekkerte en vreugde is nie daar nie – dan is dit nie die moeite werd nie.
Balance is NOT weakness
Balance is maturity.
Even in scripture, we are reminded of this principle in Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven”
Daar is ‘n tyd om hard te oefen.
Daar is ‘n tyd om hard te studeer.
Daar is ‘n tyd om te RUS.
Daar is ‘n tyd om op die hoogste vlak mee te ding.
Daar is ‘n tyd om terug te staan en te herkalibreer.
…en WYSHEID is om te weet in watter tydsgleuf jy is…met ander woorde, moet jy die voet op die petrol sit, of vir nou jou voet van die petrol afhaal en ontspan (chill).
As a school, we celebrate your resilience. We are VERY PROUD of it…but we also want to guide you:
- To prioritise well
- To manage your commitments
- To communicate when you are overwhelmed
- To choose excellence over excess
…because the goal is not burn out at 18 or even earlier. The goal is to build a life that lasts.
Jy hoef nie alles te doen nie.
Jy hoef nie jouself in elke area van die lewe te “bewys” nie.
Jy hoef verseker ook nie dit alles alleen te dra en doen nie.
STERK mense vra vir hulp – nie in ‘n patetiese, slagoffer manier nie…net hey, kom help gou hier of kan jy asb die help met dit of dat.
WYSE mense is bewus van hulle limiete.
GEBALANSEERDE mense maak dit verder in die lewe.
So here is the challenge:
Be resilient – but be wise
Be committed – but be balanced
Be driven – but stay grounded
Because WHO you are becoming, matters WAY MORE than what you are doing.
PRAYER
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for being part of a school and a community and that we can have a positive influence on those around us. Guide us to strike a healthy balance between resilience and rest.
Help us to stay committed to what we are supposed to do and find the joy in what is on offer.
AMEN
- Kuluur – Juf Wilson
- Diens – Juf Raath
- Sport – Juf Thorpe
Team fotos – please pose in such a way that we can actually use the photos.
Read feedback from Saturday regarding positive behaviour
Code of Honour & Skoollied