Sorry if this is a little tedious or unfocussed
An interesting weekend to be sure. Not an overtly happy one, though definitely not too terribly sad either...'bittersweet' is probably the most eloquent I get right now.
It was amazingly wonderful to see as many people at Dickinson as I was able to, though it was far from complete in terms of seeing friends. I was able to spend some quality time with Matt, Andy, Matt and Mike--which was particularly nice. It was really great to have Meg there, and as always, being able to be with and spend time with Susan was wonderful.
This weekend was a tough one, though...and perhaps in not the direct way that some of you may think. Yes, having all of my friends graduating and me not was hard--though the worst part of that was passing judgement on myself where everyone else is not doing so. No, the hardest part is that while I will probably see almost--if not all--of my friends in the future at different points, we may never again ALL be in the same place at the same time (also, time is too precious to waste on divisiveness, and it hurts to have friends condemning you or each-other in a time like this).
I don't really want to talk about myself right now, and I am really fine--the weekend was just a little bittersweet for me. What I would like to say is this: I wish you my deepest, most sincere and most humble congratulations to you, my friends who have graduated from college this year. You are an absolutely amazing group of eclectic individuals who I am honored and awed to have as friends. Do not forget what is truly important to you, nor forget yourself in the world yet to come. You are on a new adventure now...only this one has no set time as school has--live love, be creative, take in each moment with gusto, shine brilliantly and flop hugely if you have to...but never forget about each other. I love each and every one of you more than I can express here in this meager collection of words...just know that you are all always family and that you have touched my life--each in your own way. Thank you for who you are, and again, congratulations from the bottom of my heart.
It was amazingly wonderful to see as many people at Dickinson as I was able to, though it was far from complete in terms of seeing friends. I was able to spend some quality time with Matt, Andy, Matt and Mike--which was particularly nice. It was really great to have Meg there, and as always, being able to be with and spend time with Susan was wonderful.
This weekend was a tough one, though...and perhaps in not the direct way that some of you may think. Yes, having all of my friends graduating and me not was hard--though the worst part of that was passing judgement on myself where everyone else is not doing so. No, the hardest part is that while I will probably see almost--if not all--of my friends in the future at different points, we may never again ALL be in the same place at the same time (also, time is too precious to waste on divisiveness, and it hurts to have friends condemning you or each-other in a time like this).
I don't really want to talk about myself right now, and I am really fine--the weekend was just a little bittersweet for me. What I would like to say is this: I wish you my deepest, most sincere and most humble congratulations to you, my friends who have graduated from college this year. You are an absolutely amazing group of eclectic individuals who I am honored and awed to have as friends. Do not forget what is truly important to you, nor forget yourself in the world yet to come. You are on a new adventure now...only this one has no set time as school has--live love, be creative, take in each moment with gusto, shine brilliantly and flop hugely if you have to...but never forget about each other. I love each and every one of you more than I can express here in this meager collection of words...just know that you are all always family and that you have touched my life--each in your own way. Thank you for who you are, and again, congratulations from the bottom of my heart.