I'm not going to lie. I hate school. It's awful. All those people who said it was so great and learning was amazing, simply, lied. As I'm sitting here in oversized sweat pants, a big baggy shirt, hair in messy piggy tail type buns, I'm humming over the fact, why the heck did I go back? Why the heck do people stay in school for so long?
I am dumb-founded. I really wish I did love school and love going everyday and love reading my text books, but I don't. I wonder if that will ever change?
I want to blame my attitude on my crummy cold that I have. But I won't. Because I haven't liked school since day one. But I keep trying to sound optimistic, because, well that's what people want to hear. Yay school is a blast. I've met so many cool people. Wa-hoo.
Sigh.
I have a feeling this is the beginning of my new life.
And then there was Ruth, just took on a whole new Chapter. Stay tuned for more.
xo
The sick student
2 comments:
I don't think I've ever met anyone who said they "loved" school. That's pretty extreme. I know some people might enjoy it more than others, but they're in the minority too.
If anything, I'd say I like school for the simple fact that I want to know things -- and school puts me in a situation where I learn. More than that, it forces me to think about things I'd never have thought about otherwise.
I also like school because I realize that by going through it I have a better chance of doing something that will make my life feel worthwhile -- and doing it well. It's a means to an end, not the end itself. Sure, not everyone who graduates university/college makes a million dollars a year and changes the world, and sometimes people do that without going to school. And, not everyone aspires to the same goals. That's fair.
School isn't the only way to get educated, absolutely, but for most people it's the most obvious first step (and a lot of people, if they aren't pushed, will go through life eating popcorn and reading comic books without thinking about this vast, complex, incredibly interesting universe that exists outside their daily routine).
I'll even concede that school won't educate you necessarily. It's easy to not learn at school. But like I said, it's a place where that's possible.
If anything, my hope for you is that you'll give it a chance to find areas that you WILL find interesting (since the point of a "liberal arts" degree is to give you perspectives on lots of different things, and a major/minor is to focus on the stuff that really interests you). And that you'll weigh the benefits and drawbacks of school not based on "like or dislike" but on "good for you or not good for you". That's a pretty important part of becoming an adult, I'm quickly finding out. Like when mom and dad made us eat our vegetables? (*Gag*)
Most of all, you CAN do it. You're smart. Smarter than me. You could literally pick a career and do it, I don't doubt that at all. So give yourself some credit! It doesn't mean it won't be hard and take a lot of dedication and commitment and perseverance. But the good things in life aren't easy. Am I right?
Hang in there, sis! I'm proud of you for even trying, because it means you're trying something different.
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