haha I just read some old posts...I kind of had a thing for theatrics. I'm a little embarrassed, even though I should not be, I mean I guess I was who I was. I wouldn't change a thing. It's funny reading them, but I can't help but cringe. Do you know what I'm saying? like, "what the hell was I thinking?" or "what was I even trying to get across?" I've mellowed out a ton. I mean in person I think I am still the same, but what I reveal online is a lot more collected and composed. I think that's a good step hahahaaha
anyways, today was my last day of my first year of college instruction!! Huzzah, hooray, yippee. I was walking back from class and I couldn't help but notice that I seriously love it here. It's so laid back, beautiful, and bigger than myself. It's mine, yet at the same time it isn't. Does that make sense?
I mean, walking back to my dorm, I get to see this huge ocean view. every day, every time. It's fantastic. When the sun is setting I walk a little slower or sometimes I'll stop and just take it in and I feel like everything is just perfect in that exact moment. It's breathtaking and heartstopping. It shows me that the smallest things don't always matter, but add them up and make sure you understand the bigger picture.
It's kind of what college has taught me...to look at the bigger picture. Don't fret over the trivial, mundane things because that's what they are. I don't want to get too philosophical because I'm in no position to haha. Quarter system sucks fat round spheres, I have to worry about every little test, homework assignment, grade, reading, to get that A I need. Ah, I already contradicted myself. Not good.
Today one of my favorite professors, Professor Chang, ended our discussion on Japanese adoption of Zen Buddhism amazingly. Zen idea is that life is fleeting and impermanent. So why care, why strive, why reach? and he said it's because of exactly that, that life is short and constantly morphing, that we have the shortest times to make that change and try and make it worth it. Time may not wait for us and we don't have the ability to harness it...but we can make the actions we take and the things we say and the choices we make all count.
I don't know, I'm not trying to prove anything or sound eloquent or smart...it just really meant something to me and I wanted to at least document that at some point I had this realization.
now it's Finals Week....ah....the week of utter and total hell.
ta ta for now!
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