“Life is short…” T. S. Elliot. Of course he wasn’t the first to say it, he was just the first to write it down, so now when you say it you have to say his name afterwards.
Oddly enough, he was only in his 30s when he wrote that. Taking into consideration that he lived to be 76, at age 30 he hardly could have predicted how short life can be.
So what gives me the qualifications to say “life is short” when I am only 22? Clearly not much. However I am a firm believer in living the now, enjoying the present and only slightly worrying about my future.
As of now, we have spent a majority of our lives in school and in one week another school year will be over ó at least for Wooster students.
While a majority of students are packing up a year’s worth of clutter and moving back home, a few lucky ones will be going on to grad school, internships or even the elusive straight-out-of-college “real” job.
I could fill this editorial with plenty of inspirational quotes, ideas or even some words of wisdom from my past four years here at Wooster. But instead I’m tackling this editorial like I’m tackling my future: one word ó or day ó at a time.
While most of my senior friends are spazzing out about their futures or worrying over summer jobs I’m currently more concerned with enjoying these last few days with my friends. I want to remember the fun times before all my friends head back to Minnesota, Maryland or the opposite ends of Ohio.
While I won’t miss the papers, exams and group presentations I will definitely miss late night Mom’s runs, weekends playing Harry Potter SceneIt and getting an entire household to play Mario Kart during exam week for hours on end.
Unlike my high school friends, I feel the friendships and connections I have made here have not only benefited me over the past four years, but will continue to benefit me in the future. It doesn’t matter where our paths will take us, we will always have the fond memories and experiences of our college days to reconnect us.
So seniors, stop freaking out, take a deep breath and take life one day at a time because from here on out “life is short.”