"Look at all the love that we got; it ain't ever gonna stop..."

Some days are good days, and you are happy. Some days are bad days and you are angry/sad/frustrated. Some days just really make you think. Today, all I can think about are the amazing, amazing people in my life. I like to think that people are put in my life for a reason. Now, this mindset isn't necessarily religious, just a balance-of-the-world type of idea. Everyone in my life serves a purpose, just as I serve a purpose in the lives of others. This is the only explanation I can come up with for why so many of my awe-inspiring friends are ending up at different colleges than I imagined. I cannot wait to see the profound impact all of my Central family has on the colleges they choose to attend. I believe that I have a purpose waiting for me at Berkeley. There's something there just meant for me to do... And that's all I really have to say about colleges. For a while, at least.

But I do have more to say about my friends. I was so surrounded in love tonight. From being serenaded at Qdoba to spending 2 hours on the phone with three of my favorite people , I can't help but feel happy and lucky. It is nearly impossible to be down when you are talking to people who smother you with compliments and affection, and that's what I've been receiving all night. Every night, really. How lucky am I? How lucky are all of us Central kids. We are all looking at bright futures and surrounded by the most supportive community around. It's funny how life works out...

Being Human

Is there a right way or a wrong way to be human? What makes one person "better" than another? If we are humans, and we are existing on this earth, are we not all BEING human? Today I'm having a hard time deciding these things. Being: "the fact of existing; existence." By simply existing on this earth we are all being human. Being more intelligent or more wealthy doesn't make a person better at being a human, because all forms of failing are still "being." Regardless of outcome, we are still all human, and all existing. So how can one exist BETTER than another? A person's presence alone is all one really needs to exist. So it really seems impossible to be a better human than another, because we are all equally human. So what is the difference between a human and a person? If we cannot be better humans than one another, how can there be a better person than another? Fat, skinny, rich, poor, mean, kind, smart, dumb. We are all human, and we are all people. How can we say someone is better at being a person? Sure, success might be measured in different ways, but I remain unconvinced that anyone is better than anyone else. Some just exist more uniquely.