Today was a great day in many ways. In one way, Canada is back at the top of the Hockey world in both men's and women's! In another, I have learned a lot about... a lot. We had a time of deep and personal sharing in my dorm tonight, we confessed our shortcomings to each other, and how we mess up on a day-to-day basis. It was an amazing time and we all grew closer together in ways that I did not see coming. Some interesting topics came up through the course of the evening including the human propensity to focus on the small things in life and forget completely about the big picture, or just not realize the consequences that their actions could have. How taking a longer break than one planned to could drastically affect the rest of their day is astounding! Being a college student this procrastination can affect the rest the my life, especially if I get into a pattern of it. Ironically, I should be writing a paper right now... anyways.
The conclusion I have come to is this: don't forget the big picture, but at the same time keep the little things in focus too. You can't be working towards the future your entire life, because all lives end the same--in death. That sounded horribly bleak I know, but if that is what you do than what was the point of your life? You neglect relationships, hobbies, and yourself. So every once and awhile just step back and look around, the big picture is made up of a lot of little things.
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I definitely agree.. sometimes there are more important things to life and all of our shortcomings can be learned from. The more important things keep up sane and balanced while the things that help us survive just keep us from merely living on the street. Balance is key :)
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