I graduated last Saturday after a week and a half of no responsibility. It was every college students dream. Finally, a chance to be in college without that pesky homework to work on. My choices were sometimes less than responsible, so I will spare you the details, but I don’t regret anything I did. I got a chance to get to know some people I hadn’t met before (despite that fact that we had a plethora of mutual friends). I am grateful for the time I got to spend with them and with the friends that are now much better described as family (wow, that was sappy…).
Having the opportunity to live the irresponsible life for a while has given me much more to think about as I reflect on my college experience. I am trying to avoid what-ifs and regrets about things I did not do and instead concentrate on the positive reality of what I did do. Most of these what-if scenarios revolve around people I have met during the past two weeks (or knew before, but not as well). I am sad about missed opportunities to hang out over the past four years, but I am trying to remind myself that we are made of our experiences. Had things happened differently, I would be a different person. At this point in my life, I am actually pretty content with myself, so I am trusting that it was for the best that these people did not come into my life until now. After all, it could have been worse. I might not have met them at all.
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