Never good enough?

[readingredhead]

So I got into Berkeley.  I went up to LA today for the interview for the Regent's/Chancellor's Scholarship and the lady who signed me in shook my hand and said, "I want to be the first person to congratulate you on your acceptance to this school."  Dad was there with me and he was freaking out, because Berkeley's his Alma Mater and I'm sure he'd

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[fallenrose24]

Shoot for the moon and you'll land among the stars;t he moon will always be there.

I think you and I will be able to see eye-to-eye on this with a cup of coffee when I get rejected from Berkeley, but until then, my friend, read this once more:

It must be borne in the mind
that tragedy in life doesn't
lie in not reacing your goals.
The tragedy lies in having no
goals to reach.
It isn't a calamity to die with
dreams unfulfilled, but it is
a calamity not to dream.
It is not a disaster to be unable
to capture your ideal,
but it is a disaster to have no
ideal to capture.
It is not a disgrace not to reach
the stars, but it is a disgrace
to have no stars to reach for.
Not failure, but low aim is sin.

Dr. B. Mays

[readingredhead]

I understand that it's not a bad thing to have big goals...I just feel like I should be more excited about Berkeley, and my goals are too big to let me. Which doesn't seem at all fair, to me and to others.