Exploration and Learning

January 22, 2010

Day 4

As I wander through the streets of New York City- hopping on subways, meeting cool people, exploring the diverse neighborhoods it has to offer- I find myself wondering why some people are content to stay in their own corners of the world, never to explore, never to see, never to taste, touch and hear all the world has to offer. I realize that some people don't have the means to explore to the extent that I have been able to, but there are many who choose not to. I don't mean to be judgmental. It's just not a life I would want to lead, nor is it a life that I understand.

I just feel so good right now. So passionate and lucky and blessed. I find myself wanting to cry from happiness several times each day. I'm overwhelmed by the joy I feel from learning. When I start thinking about it too much, I become overwhelmed by the infinite amount of knowledge that there is in the world. I want to know things; I want to see things!

As terrible as last semester was for me emotionally, I felt as if something finally clicked for me. After reading A Small Place and We the Living, I understand the world so much better. I've never connected and engaged with a book as deeply as I did with those. They instilled in me an understanding of so many key concepts that completely dictate our lives. They have allowed for me to see the world in a different light; the world is so much more complex than I had ever imagined.

Ahh, I am bursting.... BURSTING with happiness!