Ishita De
"Warm weather fosters growth: cold weather destroys it. Thus a man with an unsympathetic temperament has a scant joy: but a man with a warm and friendly heart overflowing blessings, and his beneficence will extend to posterity"
~Tzu-Cheng Hung
It's actually hard for me to start an entry on Ishita, because I can't seem to remember the actual beginning of our friendship. It's not that I don't remember the first time I met her, because I still remember that, but my friendship with Ishita happened late through the camp session, and it happened suddenly.
However short that friendship took to blossom, however, I realize now that Ishita is one of the most amazing people that I've ever been blessed to meet. In fact, it's becoming uniquely difficult to pinpoint why I admire her so much, but I can faithfully say with no hesitation that her maturity and kind nature have a large role in the soft spot that her friendship has in my heart.
Apparently, when my mom was visiting camp, Ishita talked to her for sometime, listening to all of her stories, and they became friends. So when I asked my mom which counselors she got to know at camp, she said Ishita was really sweet. It meant a lot to me that she took the time to get to know my mom.
As a counselor, Ishita was awesome. I always felt like I could talk to her, and that she was genuinely interested in doing a good job as a counselor, always feeling like I could look towards her when things were getting harder and we could all see that she was still going. Perhaps though what I most respect about Ishita was when I was sick and she kept me company in the infirmary.
Two things happen when I am sick. One, I get really lonely and two, I get really emotional. Ishita was always there for me when I needed company, sitting in the infirmary with me, listening to me talk about my ear pain (which was actually pretty interesting, if you ask me). As for the emotionalness, lucky for me, I don't get too emotional, so I kept it in check, no help needed from Ishita in that department.
In all honesty though, I never really recognized how quickly I became friends with her, and I think my friendship with Ishita has taught me some very important things. First, that there are people in this world who will keep you company when you're sick (which means a lot), but perhaps more importantly that Ishita is the greatest, kindest and sweetest person.
If only I had a heart like hers. Thanks Ishita, for everything.
"Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart."
~Joni Mitchell
~Tzu-Cheng Hung
It's actually hard for me to start an entry on Ishita, because I can't seem to remember the actual beginning of our friendship. It's not that I don't remember the first time I met her, because I still remember that, but my friendship with Ishita happened late through the camp session, and it happened suddenly.
However short that friendship took to blossom, however, I realize now that Ishita is one of the most amazing people that I've ever been blessed to meet. In fact, it's becoming uniquely difficult to pinpoint why I admire her so much, but I can faithfully say with no hesitation that her maturity and kind nature have a large role in the soft spot that her friendship has in my heart.
Apparently, when my mom was visiting camp, Ishita talked to her for sometime, listening to all of her stories, and they became friends. So when I asked my mom which counselors she got to know at camp, she said Ishita was really sweet. It meant a lot to me that she took the time to get to know my mom.
As a counselor, Ishita was awesome. I always felt like I could talk to her, and that she was genuinely interested in doing a good job as a counselor, always feeling like I could look towards her when things were getting harder and we could all see that she was still going. Perhaps though what I most respect about Ishita was when I was sick and she kept me company in the infirmary.
Two things happen when I am sick. One, I get really lonely and two, I get really emotional. Ishita was always there for me when I needed company, sitting in the infirmary with me, listening to me talk about my ear pain (which was actually pretty interesting, if you ask me). As for the emotionalness, lucky for me, I don't get too emotional, so I kept it in check, no help needed from Ishita in that department.
In all honesty though, I never really recognized how quickly I became friends with her, and I think my friendship with Ishita has taught me some very important things. First, that there are people in this world who will keep you company when you're sick (which means a lot), but perhaps more importantly that Ishita is the greatest, kindest and sweetest person.
If only I had a heart like hers. Thanks Ishita, for everything.
"Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart."
~Joni Mitchell