47
That is the
number of days until the class of 2013 will have its graduation ceremony. I am part of this year’s graduating class,
and I can tell you that most of us can’t believe that college is over. Everything that has happened in the last four
years seems like it happened yesterday:
- - Applying to IC during my senior year of high school
- - Not
knowing where to go on my first day of classes here at IC
- - My
first rugby match
- - Beginning
ballroom dance
- - National
rugby Final 4 in Virginia Beach
- - Moving
into off campus housing
- - Taking
on the job of being treasurer of 4 different organizations
There are
many more events that have happened over the past four years, but it is not
really the events that matter to me the most. It is really who I have experienced
those events with. When I first came to IC I was really hoping that I just had
decent room mates that wouldn't cause problems.
Fortunately the three of us and most of the people we hung out with all
of freshman year have all become great friends.
Whether it was going out on the weekends with friends or just barbecuing
in our side yard on a nice spring day; we were always having a great time.
I have made
a lot of friends over the last four years, whether it was through rugby,
hockey, ballroom, class, or the Catholic Community here at IC. Being involved in so many things here on
campus has allowed me to have a great appreciation for the friends that I have
made here. I know that the people I have met at IC have changed me for good. I
hope that I stay as good of friends with many of them as I am with them
now. I believe that making personal
connections with people is what makes us human.
If we didn't make the connections with other humans then we would essentially
be robots. But, God has given us the
ability to interact with others beyond just acquiring the things we need in the
world. He has given us the people in our
lives that make us laugh, cry, and sometimes cry from laughing.
It doesn't matter if you have all the money in the world, because life is not about how
much stuff you have. It is about the way you share yourself with others. People often get caught up in making it to the
top of the social ladder, but that is not what it’s all about. Appreciate every moment you have with the
ones you love and smile every second you can. Then you will know what it feels
like to be on top of the world.
