Ever wonder what like would’ve been like if you hadn’t met someone with whom you’re close? What would life be like? What would the circumstances have been? Having been my first semester at college with random roommates that I’m really close with, I’ve been thinking about it a great deal recently. Two of them are engineers, so I probably would not have met her. My other roommate was on my management team and we had our writing seminar together, so I definitely would have met her, but what would our relationship have been like? Would we have been as productive as we were had we not had that close trusting bond? Part of working efficiently together is having that bond. Maybe it may have taken longer to develop, however I do not think I would have developed to the extent that it has.
I find it so crazy to think how the people we meet to so dependent on the actions we take. Like certain classes you may have taken that fostered a close relationship may have caused that. Every action we take can theoretically affect everything that happens in our lives and meeting people is a big part of that. You may get along great with certain people but you won’t know that until you get to know them.
A major part in my opinion of college is getting to know people and learning to deal with them. You learn how to build relationships and how to deal with problems. It’s crazy how much you learn outside of the classroom. Looking back, I’m glad I came to UPenn. I sometime sit and wonder what life would’ve been like had I stayed at home. I would not have had nearly as many opportunities as I do here.
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On arecent episode of House m.d., a rape victim was discussing other peoples opinioins with the doc, and he asked why other people mattered, and she said, "that's life. It's a series of rooms. And who we get stuck in those rooms with, adds up to what our lives are."
That's so true and a very interesting way of putting it.
This way of thinking goes for the good and the bad. I know that I have had a really shitty life with a lot of horrible things happen to me, but you know what? I WOULDN"T CHANGE ANY OF IT. Because I am who I am because of what I've been through and I'm happy with who I am and I'm proud of who I am. I wouldn't want to take the chance that changing even just one thing, might change everything. That's my two cents.
Ceila
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/ceila30