Reflections
I've just come to the realization that I am no longer the same person that I used to be. And along with that comes the realization that the people around me are no longer the same. As it is known, I am currently serving 6 years in the United States Air Force. As of last week I reached the 9 month mark of my time in the Air Force. 9 months is a long time. That's plenty of time for one to grow and evolve. It's plenty of time to see the people around you who are in your circle change, either for the good or the bad. Now thankfully most people that I've come in contact with and stayed in contact with over the years have evolved into better people. Sad to say, but some have remained stagnant and have not made any changes. Positive or negative. And some have just plain shocked me. One of my roommates in college once told me that I am too patient. It has only been recently that I have come to see and agree with him. Patience is supposed to be a virtue. In my case it has been my hamartia or my fatal flaw. Either I did not make a move when it an opportunity presented itself. Or I myself chose to ride out the wave of euphoria I was on, blind to see my mental eutopia fall apart. But thanks to some people I have become self aware of this. Some people that at one time or another cared for, even loved. Now, as I am approximately 9 days away from leaving the land I love so much that is my country, it is only now that I have come to reflect upon these people who have helped my evolution. To those who have stood by me, I thank you. To those new faces that helped me be more open, I thank you. To those who have shown me that living in the past is overrated, I thank you. And to those who have casted me aside for whatever personal reason they may have had, be it insecurity or a failure to adapt to things not of our control, I thank you. No matter how far away I may be please keep me in your thoughts and hearts because you will surely all be in mine.
Peace and Blessings,
Terence
Peace and Blessings,
Terence