{"id":58095,"date":"2026-05-07T16:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/?page_id=58095"},"modified":"2026-05-13T08:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:58:08","slug":"the-inevitability-of-change-versus-growth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/the-inevitability-of-change-versus-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inevitability of Change versus Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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YIP Ching, B&A<\/span><\/p>

Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Global Business (Year 2)<\/span><\/p>

Winner of 3rd <\/sup>Place<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Student's Description:<\/p>

I wanted to convey a powerful message in a succinct way about the importance and choice of growth. It starts off short and concise, hoping to leave readers with a sense of ambiguity and slowly mellowing into the main message.<\/em><\/p>

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2 years.<\/p>

That's 730 days.<\/p>

Nobody walks out of that the same person.<\/p>

Unscathed, unchanged.<\/p>

Everyone is subjected to this inevitability.<\/p>

Physically, mentally, or hell, even spiritually.<\/p>

Nobody goes through 2 years of life looking at the same person they woke up to two years ago.<\/p>

I am no exception.<\/p>

However, this transformation has been witnessed all throughout, whether at my highest or lowest\u2014or the 50 states I go through every week I can't bother to conceal anymore\u2014it's all been observed by something now so familiar.<\/p>

My growth in itself lies the most prominent of all.<\/p>

Yet this growth cannot solely be credited to the inevitable process of the past 2 years, but because I, myself chose to grow.<\/p>

To put it simply:<\/p>

Everyone changes, but not everyone chooses to grow.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

That is the difference.<\/p>

I've grown familiar with this place, just as I've grown within myself.<\/p>

Yet walking through the same doors everyday numbs your memory to how far you've come.<\/p>

Remind yourself, as it is invaluable for me to embrace the process. From the first day I stepped foot onto this campus, to the last day I do, I will continue to grow owing to my journey here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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