i know i say this over and over, but i am so thankful for all my friends.
each one of them have such different personalities, interests, appearances, etc. but we can all still manage to overlap.
right now i am reading mitch albom's "the five people you meet in heaven." it's so interesting how each of our lives connect. i started thinking about it more today after reading clayton's blog regarding the same book. i even thought about that when i was checking my facebook messages yesterday. obviously, i don't know everyone here at campbell, but i'm sure that eventually on facebook, i could eventually connect to everyone through a friend, an interest, a favorite movie, a "group," and so on. that's a really small example, but it really represents my life here at campbell. it makes me wonder why exactly we choose the certain friends we do have and not some others. i know it's a combination of things like characteristics and beliefs, but i think that we could potentially all relate somehow.
...but maybe i'm just idealistic. is that naive?
for example, we met a girl at the brewery last night who will be a senior at campbell in the fall living in reardon. she hasn't lived on campus, so that explains why we wouldn't really have crossed paths yet, but i was very interested to find out more about her since i had never run into her. turns out her name is michelle and she is an art major. it was really nice to meet someone who doesn't already have an idea of who they think you are due to opinions they have heard from others. that's the one thing about campbell -- the grapevine.
and i'm certainly not accusing anyone else, b/c we all do it. i know i have pre-conceived notions about people here that i don't even know and that sucks. all i can do is conciously pay attention when i'm doing that and try my best to overcome those. i think the best way to do that is probably to put yourself in situations with those people so you can get a taste for yourself, even if it's uncomfortable.
over and over, i've found that all of my growth comes when i'm out of my comfort zone, so i find myself aching not to be comfortable.
i think that's it.
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That is really interesting about choosing friends...
Why do we take interest in the people we do? I'll have to think on that one a little while.
That is definitely the theme of "five people". I think it's also about the connections we take for granted, the ones we disregard, and how even our most minute of actions can have great affect.
Mitch Albom is the man...I love his talk show. Plus, he's on the "Sports Reporters" aka My Dream Job.
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