Done But Not Done
Finished my last final. Does it feel good? Not quite yet. Now I have to pack and move and clean and find a job and pay my bills. Classes and hopefully work start again Wednesday so it's never really over and I'm never really done. Life is never really done. Each pleasant moment we look forward to will end, and put us back in the state of waiting for the next pleasant moment. Change is in the air and it will give me fresh breath. A new (and might I say awesome) condo, new roomates, new ward, new class, new job, new friends, pretty much a new life just down the street from the old. I had one night of meloncholy when I realized this was ending and I would be losing some great people and missed oportunites would be officially missed, but then I thought of new oportunites, and remembered just how many incredible people live in this town who I don't know yet and how everything always works for my good in the end. Feels good to know that.
posted by Colleen @ 5:17 PM
1 Comments:
I've discovered that the sadness tied to leaving the familiar behind is completely different than the sadness tied to something sudden like the death of a friend or relative. Maybe it has to do with the fact that you know ahead of time when you're going to have to let go of that familiarity. Either way, I've found that by immersing ourselves in work we can overcome the sadness more easily. Maybe this is because it allows the unfamiliar to more quickly adapt itself to become the familiar. You're right that there are always new opportunities, and these are what keep us going most of the time. I think it's also true that subconciously we sometimes think about missed oportunities. I think these are the times that lead us to feel somewhat nostalgic, which leads to that unusual form of sadness. But as you said, new opportunities will always arise, and since one cannot change the past, it is always best to look towards the future with bright eyes. Good luck, Colleen, with the rest of your semester and with the worth-while struggles you're enduring! It will all pay off in the end. : )
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