Thoughts on Graduation

Another week of regular classes, then Finals...

For those folks approaching the end of the line as undergraduates, Graduation is just around the corner as well. These last days of college life, true, are going to be hectic, as one stays holed up in the library for hours on end getting pumped for next week's exams; as one contends with class projects, presentations & other whatnot, hoping to stay firing on all 4 cylinders come next week; as one contemplates the next steps he/she will take once Graduation's highs have finally worn off for good.

Graduation may be the end to one chapter of our lives but it is also the start of another chapter if we stop to give the matter some thought. We may miss lots of our closest friends, we may miss the comforts/amenities of home life, we may miss our favorite hangouts...there are a lot of old ways & memories we can't seem to abandon, even if we tried to. Honestly, there's a lot of stuff we're going to miss once Fall Semester rolls around & once we've finally set foot in the real world, wherever we wind up going.

Graduation, though, is a new start, a chance to begin anew. True, we still can connect with old friends, we still can hang out when time permits. True, we still can visit our alma mater when we get the chance. But once our time at college is up, the real world welcomes us & some things we thought that we'd never do without...well, they'll end up by the wayside.

Graduation is a time to let go, some will say, of those old habits which we slugged around on our shoulders for four years or so. And so we will, however reluctantly. But in the meantime, there's still life to be lived, time left to live it up. And time enough to get a breather from the incoming storm which will either make or break our whole year.