Reflection on Reflection Day
In Elizabethtown, Kirsten Dunst's speaks a line that I quickly adopted as my regretted-but-true motto: "I'm hard to remember, but I'm impossible to forget." Today's activities at Senior Reflection Day changed this, however. During the circle time of reaffirming and mending friendships, the impact I had on other girls' lives hit me. I knew that they all changed MY life, but I didn't know I had a reciprocal effect on any of my classmates. My great relationship with Schnaars brought her to tears - something I've never seen before; Allison's comments about my affect on her ended with me bawling like a baby; Christina's reflection on me keeping up-to-date on everyone's lives touched me, while Gabri reassured me it was true afterwards. And finally, I got to tell Melissa Templeman how much I admire her faith and strength and wisdom - something I've been meaning to do all year and just haven't had the guts to approach her. Jen and I ended the day with deciding to begin a philosophy talk group over the summer for those of us with a love for Sophia, so I'm thrilled about that. The reflection ended with Nan and I having a deep talk on the car ride home...something we haven't done in awhile. After today, I feel like despite all my grades, my service hours, my awards, whatever other acheivements people use to label me, none of them make me feel more successful than the friendships I made these last four years. Mrs. Shoff's quote of Dale Carnegie fits perfectly here: "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."