today is belmont's graduation. it is strange to think that one year from today a huge number of my friends will be graduating, and i will sitting in the bleachers watching them pass by. there is no part of me that regrets the fact that it will take me 4 1/2 years to complete my degree. yet there is a part of me that regrets the fact that it is not taking some of my friends that long.
but today is a happy occasion as all of my new roommates are granted their diplomas. it is funny to me that a large portion of my friends, much like in high school, are older than me. some graduated last year, but most of those older friends will graduate today. it is harder to believe that brandon, blake, jamie, and james (the new roommates...minus james who is getting married tomorrow) are all getting ready to head into the "real" world. even harder to wrap my mind around is the forthcoming lack of seeing certain people in the SOR lounge on a regular basis.
i am actually fairly good with change. in fact, i welcome it on most occasions. but graduations (less often my own than others seeing as the only one i've ever had left me elated to be free of sphs) have a tendency to leave me a bit sad. it's like hermione says in the less-than-sub-standard goblet of fire movie adaptation, "everything is going to change now, isn't it?" well, everything is going to change now...as it does each semester. people finish their college education and are thrown in myriad directions. it is my most sincere prayer that all of these people would find prosperity and joy in the journeys that have ahead of them.
but today is a happy occasion as all of my new roommates are granted their diplomas. it is funny to me that a large portion of my friends, much like in high school, are older than me. some graduated last year, but most of those older friends will graduate today. it is harder to believe that brandon, blake, jamie, and james (the new roommates...minus james who is getting married tomorrow) are all getting ready to head into the "real" world. even harder to wrap my mind around is the forthcoming lack of seeing certain people in the SOR lounge on a regular basis.
i am actually fairly good with change. in fact, i welcome it on most occasions. but graduations (less often my own than others seeing as the only one i've ever had left me elated to be free of sphs) have a tendency to leave me a bit sad. it's like hermione says in the less-than-sub-standard goblet of fire movie adaptation, "everything is going to change now, isn't it?" well, everything is going to change now...as it does each semester. people finish their college education and are thrown in myriad directions. it is my most sincere prayer that all of these people would find prosperity and joy in the journeys that have ahead of them.
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