Can medals be re-sold?
Note: I’ll toot my own horn a little.
I was a diligent student from kindergarten through college, and I always focused on my grades.
During primary school, I often represented our school in various competitions, earning numerous medals and graduating as a salutatorian in the 6th grade.
The weight and sound of those medals were a source of pride.
In secondary school, I continued to be active in school activities and even became the school president, creating unforgettable memories.
Tiring, but fulfilling.
In college, everything changed. I became less active, realizing that engineering wasn’t easy. Despite the challenges, I sometimes ranked among the top in my class, and my classmates often turned to me to lead group studies.
And because of these habits, I finished my studies.
A week ago, while cleaning our house, I found a heavy and dusty shoe box. It contains our medals. There are a lot of medals.
I counted them.
1, 2, 3, and then I stopped. My hands became rusty, a complete contrast to what I did before. It felt so different that I almost kissed those medals, proud of what I had achieved.
I stopped counting and started thinking about what I had achieved back then. I tried to guess which medal was for first place, which one was for excellence, and what the others were for.
What do these medals truly represent? Are they really significant, or just pieces of metal that will eventually rust and fade away?
Can these medals be re-sold? What are their values?
Each medal, with its unique size and weight, tells a different story. Some are meant to hang proudly on walls, while others are best stored and treasured as memories of moments worth remembering.
From those medals, I realized that...
For some, medals are great achievements. It’s a reward that no one can replace. It’s their reward for their hard work. It’s their inspiration to achieve more in the future.
Medals aren’t just pieces of metal to me—they're echoes of who you once were and what you accomplished. They symbolize the resilience you built, the character you molded, and the strength you’ll need to carry forward into whatever comes next.
In the present time, make these medals your competitors.
Why?
You did better in your past. Do something in the present that surpasses your past. Compete with your past and make a satisfying reward at the end of those hardships.
Repeat those cycles like you want to win a gold medal in the Olympics.
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