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A Letter To My People

When I would hear people make references to my future best friends, they were talking about you.

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A Letter To My People
Cat McMillan

We are all polar opposites but somehow so similar, and that is why we mesh so well together.

Adults have always told me about the best friends that I will meet when I go to college. I would be surprised if most people have not heard this somewhere along the way in life. Little did I know that when I would hear people make references to my future best friends, they were talking about you.

I have learned so many different life lessons from you guys without knowing I was learning them. You have given me such refreshing perspectives on life and you each never fail to amaze me with all things you do. You all embody strength, charisma, and compassion.

When I think about who I was when I started college, I believe I am the same being at my core, but I have also made so many strides as a person. I think a lot of this credit goes to you guys. You have shown me so many ropes and have given me so many tools that I use in my day to day life. We have the type of friendship that helps us all grow as individuals; friendships like this are priceless and so hard to come by.

Without fail, my day is brightened exponentially when I am with you guys.

When things go wrong, I have at least three different perspectives I can count on from you guys. You have brought light in situations where I least expected it and remind me to not always be stuck in my own head.

I am thankful for all that we agree and disagree on and for the "food for thought" you guys provide me with. I have learned a lot from each of you, and I am eternally grateful for that.

Wong, you have taught me to be honest, no matter the circumstance.

Just the other day I was trying to figure out how I should respond to something that had been bothering me. I wanted to act like everything was okay in a situation where it really was not. You told me to say whatever I thought was best. You also said that you try to never say anything you don't mean, despite it being difficult at times. If there was one thing I needed to hear that day, it was that. I have never met a person who remains truer to themselves than you. You are honest and unphased by others. You remain loyal, strong and accountable through and through. At times I would rather hide my feelings to avoid confrontation with the hopes of a situation just disappearing, but you have shown me how I have to stick to my guns and be honest no matter how difficult it is, or else time and time again I will be disappointed. There is the saying about how you have to pick and choose your battles, I am best at picking none of them. I am learning how that is something that has to change. You have shown me the worth in sticking up for myself.

Thank you for teaching me to be unapologetically me.

Megs, you have taught me that there is room for the sunshine in every situation. You radiate positivity. Some people have a rain cloud that follows them everywhere they go–you have a shining sun. You are the light that every person so desperately needs in their lives, whether they know it or not. You make people feel loved the second you see them and have the ability to look at a situation in such incredible ways. It is nothing short of admirable. You have an ability to console, understand and relate to others in a way that is a gift, and you do not allow it go to waste. In the darkest of situations, you find a way to see, at the very least, a sliver of light. Not in the sense that you dismiss anyone's feelings, but in the sense that you find an undeniable positive in each situation that can bring anybody up.

Thank you for being the sunshine on the stormiest of days.

Sabrines, you have taught me that it is, in fact, possible to be both the sassiest and the kindest person, simultaneously. You are silent but deadly. You carry a natural grace through life that most people do not possess. You have an ability to easily identify the best way to handle a situation almost instantaneously. You are a thinker, which is in invaluable quality to possess. You consider all parties involved when it comes to making decisions and you somehow seem to know exactly how to deal with a variety of situations. You have this lens you see the world through that I would love to see through, even if it was for just one day. You are many things, including nothing short of brilliant. You are hard on yourself, but only because you have high expectations. You are so capable of anything you put your mind too. You are comedic relief. In my biased opinion, that is one of your greatest attributes. You are quick on your feet and your zingers come when we least expect it. Your sense of humor is hilarious while tasteful, and your laughter is infectious and something that should never be taken for granted.

Thank you for showing me how to go through life with grace.

These are a few of the things you wonderful people have taught me and continue to teach me every day. Because of you three, my life is full of more love, excitement, adventure, and laughter than it would if I did not have each of you.

My hope for anybody that is reading this is that you are lucky enough to have your own Wong, your own Megs and your own Sabrines in your life. If you ask me, they fill a void that I never knew existed until I met them.

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