So I’m sitting here proctoring a 2 hour final exam for my students and it has me thinking many things. Well for the last 14 weeks, we (my students and I) have been together, learning and exploring intellectually together. Hopefully they have grown as critical thinkers, students, persons. But it also reminds me of how things can be over so quickly. They will move on. In 2 weeks, summer sessions will begin and I will get another set of students whose names, personalities, and intellectual abilities I will have to learn and adapt to.
Time and experiences are interesting you know. Things always change. People always come and go. I’m learning not to mourn or expect the end but to enjoy the ride no matter how long or short it will last.
While having lunch with a new yet special friend the other day, I simply asked myself mentally: “universe, what will you have them teach me”. I refuse to be selfish anymore. I only want from others what God wants for me. I don’t know how long people will stay any more, I just hope out of the encounters we all just get what we are suppose to (lessons, experiences, love, knowledge, etc). Hopefully that list will include more time, but if not, Ill take just what I’m suppose to receive; with no bitterness and no regrets.