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Not Sadness, but Excitement as Second Semester Approaches
I can’t believe I’m a second semester senior. It sucks. Every day I am wondering to myself where the last seven semesters have gone, and I am afraid of how quickly this last one will fly by. Like many of my fellow students and friends, the past four years have been nothing short of remarkable, and the experience is something I don’t want to end. The thought that in one short semester it will be over is nothing short of depressing. I don’t want to enter that “next stage” of our life but would rather be frozen in time at Madison. I happened to be speaking with a friend of mine who graduated last year about this topic of how quickly college goes by. He pushed me to not be nostalgic, but rather, appreciate the time left and live it up. When you are nostalgic, that is when you stop having fun, and simply put, that is not a viable option for the eighth and final semester of Madtown. Since that discussion, my outlook on this semester has changed completely. I’m more excited than I am sad, eager to have only nine credits left, and looking forward to being a consistent participant of the special of the day each night Monday-Saturday in bars throughout Madison. There’s no holding back, no taking nights off but instead crazy stories, nights, and spring break to come. This is the semester my friend was explaining to me would be your best, and you better enjoy it instead of being concerned with its inevitable end. The length and purpose of my article today is pretty short and simple. It sucks that we're getting old, including the grind of being employed that lies ahead, but I want to caution and encourage everyone not to make the same mistake I had been making previously. Don’t be nostalgic and sad as each week goes by, don’t be ridiculous and countdown, but rather live it up and enjoy. This semester should be the best semester we will have, so let's start treating it that way as it begins.
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