Today I turned in my thesis exam form, which is one of the final steps to graduating from the Ohio State University with a Master's degree. After which I sat on a bench at the oval to ponder on where I am currently in my life and what the last 5 and half years here at Ohio State has meant to me. I know it sounds extremely cliche to say how great and "life-changing" that it has been, but there have been ups and downs, good times and bad times for me. Now I realize, not everybody has the opportunity to go to the same school and department to receive more than one degree from it like I have. Along with this comes many advantages and challenges. But the people I have been able to get to work with and learn from is what I will miss the most.
The primary things that come to mind when I reflect on my experience is the opportunity to learn I was provided. Education is something that a person has to seek out and want, it is not given and a piece of paper or a couple lines on a resume sure as hell doesn't mean a person has an education.
I often wonder what it would be like if I had obligations/commitments to a significant other. Not that I don't want to girlfriend right now, but it sure would make for a lot of headaches and challenges right now. I look at how some of my closest friends and some of the great opportunities that they have set aside for this very reason. Not to sound prudent, but I can't say I envy being able to make my own life decisions on my terms. I know this is something that will change when I meet the lady that changes my world and thinking, but I do believe it's a process and finding a girl that wants to crack my crazy way of thinking is a challenge in of itself.
Finally, it is with much anticipation that I look forward to the next step in my process and development of not only a more "educated" individual, but also a more mature and wiser man.
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