Fall on me...

I love autumn, and all it entails. There are very few things that bring me more pleasure in life than the sight of red, orange, and yellow leaves hanging from the trees. To me they symbolize time, and its effects on our lives. New things come and grow old, and then they move on. Some things are only around for a season. They come, give to us what they can, and then blow away with the breeze. It is our responsibility to be aware of the lessons that can be learned from the events and people that shape our lives, and not remain stagnant towards entities that could serve to further mold us into the people we are supposed to be.

Today was Fall Fest at Furman. I love my school, and the fact that it offers me the chance to dress up in a crazy costume and go trick or treating and play games with a bunch of kids from Greenville who otherwise wouldn't have this opportunity. I could not have gotten a more beautiful group of girls + one boy; they were all so sweet and looking for love, it was the highlight of my week running up and down the halls of south housing and eating snow cones. The one thing that truly broke my heart was, amidst the screaming and running around trying to convince me that I WASN'T a real fairy and that I couldn't actually fly or give fairy dust that brings good luck, one girl said to me, "I'm so glad I came today. Home is boring, I don't have any toys there." I grew up in a very privilaged situation, I'm fully aware of that. I have no idea what its like to not have toys growing up. They could not believe this is my school. Sometimes I feel like I have so much, and I either think I deserve it or I don't even stop to think about the people that are not as lucky as I am. It makes me feel very selfish, and very oblivious. There are so many kids like the precious ones I got to hang out with today, who do not have nearly as much as I do...and yet I complain about things like how crappy the DH food is and how my bed is not as big as I would like it to be. Where is the sense in that? I wish I could take those kids back to my dorm room with me, and I wish there was so much more I could do for people in need. There are so many opportunities here, I just need to find them. Anyways, today was great. I'm tired.