It's so easy to get wrapped up in your own world here at AU. It gets to the point where everything that matters, that is important, happens here, and the rest of the world is a small detail you visit every once in awhile.
Coming back after a small break was really bizarre for me. I was burning the candle on both ends when I left, and saw no way out. The thought never crossed my mind that one could actually become physically sick of a place.
It was as if AU became a gigantic house encompassing my whole life, and I walked out the front door only to find that it was made of cards, perilous and exciting, fragile and fleeting. I'm not going to let that happen again--I'm never going to allow this place to eclipse what lies beyond it--the rest of my life (which hopefully includes a fulfilling job and family).
What I'm trying to say is this: This place is the means to the rest of my life. It is only the starting point, the experiment I'm allowed to mess up every once in awhile because I'm only on level 1.
I love it here, but I'll always be thinking: This is great, but what are you doing to make things even better?
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