03-22-2011, 07:15 PM
I think the hurry to graduate, if there is such a thing, has to do with being tired of "suffering and darkness" as nwthomas says, and the expectation that after graduation there would be less of that and more of a focus on serving. I am a creative person, and what I would like to do is just create and enjoy the creation of others (and of the creator).
But this life has all sorts of things that get in the way of just creating. Maybe its just that "you have to pay the dues if you want to play the blues", but there is a lot of silly "non-dues-paying" stuff that just drags you down for no apparent benefit. Maybe I'm just grumpy today. Sometimes there's a beautiful summer day where I would like to just be outside enjoying the sun with friends but then I come down with a terrible cold or a migraine and all that goes out the window.
But this life has all sorts of things that get in the way of just creating. Maybe its just that "you have to pay the dues if you want to play the blues", but there is a lot of silly "non-dues-paying" stuff that just drags you down for no apparent benefit. Maybe I'm just grumpy today. Sometimes there's a beautiful summer day where I would like to just be outside enjoying the sun with friends but then I come down with a terrible cold or a migraine and all that goes out the window.