ACTing Out For All To See

hey ppl!

am lying in bed, strolling through memory lane with a wide smile on my face as I envision the happenings of these past two weeks...being given an hour and a half to decide whether to join ACT or otherwise--the momentous meeting at M'Scala, with an articulate and mindful Anna, an eagerly smiling Luke, a very apprehensive Jean, an enthusiastic Mario and a continuously dreaming Mizzi who strutted along the promenade with us tailing behind while he recounted his “vision” which he titled EUREKA!! And what if we had kept that name--we wouldn't have taken up "Lemon Tree" for a theme-song, or would've the uri-NA connection have been enough to connote lemon juice lol? I simply can't forget the day spent at the seminary deliberating over our manifesto, name, logo, which animal best represented us, university and everything under the sun, or the photoshoot, where I shook Bev’s hand for the first time and during which we all proved that we could compete with Mizzi’s modelling skills :p 

I can still see Jenny smirk as we trailed towards GW for the press conference that announced our existence to the world, Francesca’s smile lighting up her face as she donned her yellow shirt for the first time minutes before it started. Then came the longwinded KSU A.G.M., the common room being practically divided in half as to who supported who, me, myself and I immediately drawing the conclusion that ACT’s mission was to do the best possible such a bridge between the two would be set up. Soon after, it became official for one and all that uni was heading towards elections, the craziest two weeks of my life ensuing henceforth. My heart simply swells with joy at the opportunity I was given to talk to so many students from all sectors of uni, all of whom did not think twice in voicing their opinion, this being exactly what I was after, Ian, ever the hard-worker with an eye for detail (of course!) scrambling all over the place to catch ACT’s various “moments” on camera, while Owen brightened our day through some timely joke. 

Guys and gals, team members as well as runners, strategists and supporters, the above descriptions do not do justice to the way my life has been enriched through getting to know, work and share ideas with you. As many of you know, from its inception, I regarded this venture as a “Win-Win” situation for all sorts of reasons. Now, almost twelve hours after the results of block votes were made public, I can honestly say that for me this is anything but a loss, the “victories” if you will ranging from personal relationships to viewpoints to, in my case as a prospective priest, an occasion to grow more in love with the idea that each and every instance of my life is to be given up to living with/serving/spreading Truth.

 

I’m sure the action has not been taken out of ACT :)

Cheers all! God bless you always.