That's not the kind of life I'm trying to build. All this complaining has been about a choice I made before the semester(s) started with me at BYU: I wanted to catch up, get ahead, be on par with where I thought I should be in my academic progress.
Toad, my first friend in Provo, told me the other week, after not seeing or talking to him for months, that I need to change my priorities, and focus on making worthwhile relationships.
He's right; What will I have when it's all done and finished? A piece of paper and a pat on the back, along with "Good job."
So I think I ought to slow down and leave the rat race. Let the rats run it (No offense to the rats. My sister had a very well-behaved, clean, congenial pet rat). I want my life to mean something, but if nobody's in it, it's only going to mean something to me, and somehow that doesn't seem to mean a whole lot by itself.
I guess I've just been scared that the world won't give me the breaks I need if I don't bust my back early on.
2 comments:
Aaron,
Just remember the winner of the rat race is still a rat. Also I believe that the journey is the reward. Your education is more than just class and bookwork, it is relationships and working through the hard stuff. Take time to make sure you are educated on both levels. We all need time for the sun and sunsets.
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