Time is an enigma: some days it's short and some days it's long. Time is relative. Microwave minutes are different from class minutes. Time is a thing that seems to change us all.
You close your eyes and then you open them and it's three hours later (but that may just be me and a nap, but either way). You close your eyes and suddenly you open them to see your undergrad career is ending in the most finite of time periods. You close your eyes and you don't know where time went. You close your eyes and the next time you open them, you're not sure whose life you're living.
I closed my eyes, and for the first time, I opened them. I woke up this morning and had a revelation.
I've been back in America for exactly 12 days. And if you would have asked me 12 days ago what my life would be today, I would have a very different answer. I would have said that nothing would have changed from what it used to be, and that I would go on letting time pass and waiting for something to happen.
I opened my eyes. In fact, I'm somewhat convinced I'm living in a bizarre parallel universe and that this isn't actually my life. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, but how long were my eyes closed?
In 12 days, everything has changed. Truly, it changed from my first day back in the country. But now, a new element gets added every day. A new piece of the puzzle falls in, and a new change happens daily, slowly but surely. And every day, I find that I see something new, and I find that I'm a little happier than I was the day before.
As I think about it, I think slowly but surely over time, things have been changing. That my life today should be no surprise. That if I sat down and wrote it out, it's been coming for a while. It's a surprise to no one but me.
So I have to wonder, are changes on time (on the passing of time) or on time (due right now)?
As much as change happens slowly but surely, and the passing of time is importance to see how far you've traveled, I think changes are more on time than anything. They're due. They happen when you least expect them and most need them. I think changes have a due date. It's just that we don't know them. It's not like a due date on your syllabus that dictates your future. It's a date beyond our control.
And then you have a choice: do you arrive on time, or do you leave yourself watching time pass wondering if change happens?
When change comes, you have to stand up and say, okay, I'm ready. When change comes, you have to open your arms and accept a new life.
When change comes, you have to open your eyes, and say yes, I am happy, and I am okay.
I'm on time. I opened my eyes. I see the change. I'm happy, and I'm okay.
Bring it on, world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztotPvPA-mw
You close your eyes and then you open them and it's three hours later (but that may just be me and a nap, but either way). You close your eyes and suddenly you open them to see your undergrad career is ending in the most finite of time periods. You close your eyes and you don't know where time went. You close your eyes and the next time you open them, you're not sure whose life you're living.
I closed my eyes, and for the first time, I opened them. I woke up this morning and had a revelation.
I've been back in America for exactly 12 days. And if you would have asked me 12 days ago what my life would be today, I would have a very different answer. I would have said that nothing would have changed from what it used to be, and that I would go on letting time pass and waiting for something to happen.
I opened my eyes. In fact, I'm somewhat convinced I'm living in a bizarre parallel universe and that this isn't actually my life. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, but how long were my eyes closed?
In 12 days, everything has changed. Truly, it changed from my first day back in the country. But now, a new element gets added every day. A new piece of the puzzle falls in, and a new change happens daily, slowly but surely. And every day, I find that I see something new, and I find that I'm a little happier than I was the day before.
As I think about it, I think slowly but surely over time, things have been changing. That my life today should be no surprise. That if I sat down and wrote it out, it's been coming for a while. It's a surprise to no one but me.
So I have to wonder, are changes on time (on the passing of time) or on time (due right now)?
As much as change happens slowly but surely, and the passing of time is importance to see how far you've traveled, I think changes are more on time than anything. They're due. They happen when you least expect them and most need them. I think changes have a due date. It's just that we don't know them. It's not like a due date on your syllabus that dictates your future. It's a date beyond our control.
And then you have a choice: do you arrive on time, or do you leave yourself watching time pass wondering if change happens?
When change comes, you have to stand up and say, okay, I'm ready. When change comes, you have to open your arms and accept a new life.
When change comes, you have to open your eyes, and say yes, I am happy, and I am okay.
I'm on time. I opened my eyes. I see the change. I'm happy, and I'm okay.
Bring it on, world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztotPvPA-mw
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