By Nadia Zahid
Dear discoverer of this meaningful AISA time capsule,
Within my contents, you will find items that are typically seen throughout a mundane day at any school. A pen, calculator, USB, and headphones are found at the base of my box. You have probably already harshly judged my items you have found, finding them uninteresting and ordinary. In order to understand the true meaning of each of my items, you must see beyond what you can comprehend. Each item has so much more meaning because they belong to the students of AISA.
The ordinary blue liquid ball-pen is used to write our essays, letters, and our names. However, ordinary it seems, in actual fact, the pen is rather extraordinary. With a pen, you can write the uncreated words that only belong to you. The words that glide smoothly on a clean sheet of paper prove to ourselves who we are and document what are hearts feel and our minds believe. The scribbles of a smooth 0.7 pen glide effortlessly onto the paper proving to the world who we are. This tiny insignificant plastic blue pen gives us a chance to express our emotions and help connect in our relationships with others. Once we write down the simple words, they belong to us, and only us regardless of whether we compose positive or negative thoughts. Not only can the vibrant blue ink change us, but also the magnificent pen can change the world we live in. The words created by an individual can spread new ideas and innovations across the globe, impacting the lives of both the fortunate and unfortunate. Words can change developing countries into developed countries. Words can enlighten those ignorant minds in the dark of different paradigms. With an item costing so little, the pen is a remarkable creation. Never lose the power of the pen.
The miniature neon orange numbered buttons of the dull smoky grey calculator probably symbolize one thing in your mind, math. In school, it is the tool that helps us passes the dreadful and intimidating problems found in our complicated Algebra textbook. However, the calculator is so much more than a mathematical tool. The calculator symbolizes the need to calculate what risks and benefits are worth taking in life. It is vital for each of us to be a risk-taker, as taking reasonable social and educational risks is the only way we can learn. With each risk we follow through with, we may struggle. Despite the fact if we fail, we create mistakes and learn from others successes. It develops our character, making us stronger, smarter, and wiser. Always calculate and take intelligent risks.
The next item you find is the dark purple pastel USB. A USB carries all your documents and data required throughout your school life at AISA. This small meek computer chip not only carries our school life, but our whole life. As a human, each of us experiences new situations and encounter new problems throughout our years of existence. With each incident occurs, we store a memory. Hence, the symbolism of a USB represents our memories. We are consisted, constructed, and composed entirely of memories. Our memories and our experiences shape who we are and give us the strength and knowledge to be the best that we can be. Create memories and learn from them.
The last of the objects you will find are the plain white uneventful apple earphones. I have learned that every person, whether strong or weak, craves to feel accepted and understood. When this wired stringy item meets your eardrum, that emptiness we sometimes feel disappears. Headphones take us to an understanding world, where the artist of a song feels the emotions you are experiencing within that day. The constant beat created by the percussionist, combined with the string instruments, and the accepting lyrics of the song occupies our time and we no longer feel alone. We feel a soothing sense of serenity passing through our bodies, as our souls fill with acceptance. Let music ring in your ears to sooth your mind and body.
AISA has instilled in me a sense of power, a need to be a risk taker, created many memories, and given me an accepting atmosphere filled with melody. Look closely at each of these items and realize they are so much more than what they seem.
