Mike Stoll
302 Words
When I live my life today, I
move through the annals of the campus living a normal life. I hang
out with the few - but important - friends that I have here, and
generally appreciate the time that I can use for both education and
recreation.
As I'm sure many can relate to, though, my days never consist of the old friends I had back home. Alex is a double major in Business and Japanese. We used to hang out all the time, and our group would playfully poke fun at him. But he was always a good sport, and we understood he would be since he was probably one of the smartest among all of us. He's in Japan now, studying abroad.
Patrick is a Computer Science major and is a bit of a procrastinator. We would always hang out and play video games, leading the teams, even though he was always a bit lazy and a jokester. He's in New York now, studying diligently and coding every day.
Ned is not far from me- he's only at a different university in Maryland- but the distance feels substantial, and we rarely meet in person. Even without that interaction, I know that Ned still has his same-old 'Who cares!' attitude.
They're all gone now. One in New York, one in Japan, as well as plenty of others that feel just as far away. But when I say gone, I don't mean that they aren't my friends. I return to my room daily and they await me there like the friends that they always have been. Not in person, but digitally; in a way that shows the important of friendship regardless of distance in a way that only the current generation can understand. My friends leave shadows- I can't see them myself, but I know they're there because of the way the light plays off of them.
As I'm sure many can relate to, though, my days never consist of the old friends I had back home. Alex is a double major in Business and Japanese. We used to hang out all the time, and our group would playfully poke fun at him. But he was always a good sport, and we understood he would be since he was probably one of the smartest among all of us. He's in Japan now, studying abroad.
Patrick is a Computer Science major and is a bit of a procrastinator. We would always hang out and play video games, leading the teams, even though he was always a bit lazy and a jokester. He's in New York now, studying diligently and coding every day.
Ned is not far from me- he's only at a different university in Maryland- but the distance feels substantial, and we rarely meet in person. Even without that interaction, I know that Ned still has his same-old 'Who cares!' attitude.
They're all gone now. One in New York, one in Japan, as well as plenty of others that feel just as far away. But when I say gone, I don't mean that they aren't my friends. I return to my room daily and they await me there like the friends that they always have been. Not in person, but digitally; in a way that shows the important of friendship regardless of distance in a way that only the current generation can understand. My friends leave shadows- I can't see them myself, but I know they're there because of the way the light plays off of them.
True friends aren't just the
friends of today- they're the friends that supersede any obstacles.
