Lessons from a While Ago...

Here we are--or here I am, at least-- at the end of Junior year. And what a year it has been. I think I've learned more this year, both socially and academically than almost any other year I can remember. Maybe at some point, we stop learning new things and just relearn what we already know in a different way. If that's the case, I hope I have a long time before I reach that point, because I know theres a lot more learning for me to do. Someday, I hope I can remember all the lessons this time in my life taught me, and I can teach those lessons to others. But if there is anything I have learned this year about the nature of the human condition, it's that some lessons aren't meant to be taught. They're meant to be learned. That is to say, no matter how many times someone else tries to teach you something, or warn you about trusting someone, or keep you safe from yourself, it won't make sense until you've experienced that lesson for yourself. Whether by trusting someone who betrays your trust, or loving someone who breaks your heart, or making decisions that only serve to bring you down; some things, you have to find out on your own.