Swimming until we can't see land

I have learned through the years that anticipation is not half as exciting as the journey. While it is true that people exhibit different levels of excitement over something, still we all look forward to something—from Pacquiao fights and midnight snacks to new events and directions. We all look forward to something

Yesterday, I started to tread yet another path called grad school. A year-long preparation of prayers, motivation checking, papers and financial management preceded; and although there have been humps and unexpected bumps along the way, finally I am moving on. The desire to pursue graduate studies stemmed from the desire to advance myself academically and, to certain extents, professionally. I must confess that I did not enjoy for a bit my college life on account of myself being the youngest in the class, a prey to the pretentious and brain-washing ideologies of people with unresolved parental issues. So going back to school affords me another opportunity to amend my perception, to embrace character building, learning and challenges. I'm starting over.

My Poetry class got dissolved in the passing of Professor Dimalanta so I was forced to drop it and add Critical Thinking instead. A plethora of philosophical questions greeted me and my classmates.

So many questions. But the more answers I get, the less I know.

People my age often are plagued with situations requiring one to wait. Yoda said "Hard it is to wait. But wait you must see your way revealed."Indeed, slowing the fast is necessary.