People are kind of great.
Those who know me well may now be thinking 'oh my God, who's writing this and what have they done with Stephanie?!' I assure you it is me, no one has kidnapped me for the privilege of taking over this blog (even though it would be a great honor. . . Obviously). It's just that people are kind of awesome. I never realized it before what with my somewhat debilitating social phobia and desire to lock myself in a dark room or run away from any gathering of more than 4 or 5 people, but they are. Of course there are creepers and douchebags and just some people that bug you, but as a whole I've got to say: I'm a fan.
Since transplanting to UT I've been going out a lot (my bank account does not thank me but I'm sure the bars do) and I've had the opportunity to interact with a lot of awesome people. It's a fun challenge for me, getting out of my shell and simply conversing with these people, and that's what keeps me coming back. Most of these people I've never seen more than once, but it's fun all the same.
In addition to the complete strangers I've met some pretty spectacular people in my program who have become very dear to me. I've got some amazing friends and I am so blessed to have them in my life. They can drive me nuts some times, but that's how I know they're great friends; you have to care about someone in order for them to get under your skin like that. These people amaze me, with their intelligence, humor, kindness. I don't know where I'd be in UT without them, so thanks guys.
One of the best people I've got here is my roommate. She's quirky and funny and a pretty lovely person, and she inspires the crap out of me. Since moving here we've all had our issues, academic and personal, but she seemed to be getting the worst of it. Recently though she's made a huge shift and some pretty tough decisions and I couldn't be happier or more proud of her. She has a completely new energy and has been able to surmount her problems and find new joy in her life. I now get to come home every day and hear the exciting new things she's been doing, and the excitement and joy on her face while she tells me about it. It's a wonderful thing.
So yeah, all those times I said people suck. . . guess I was wrong. Some people suck, definitely, but as a group, they're a'ight. Without awesome people in our life, existing would be super boring. So even those people that bring on drama or discord (intentionally or not), or those people you may only be in your life for an hour or so at a bar or the gym or whatnot, they're awesome because they make life interesting. Some might say people are predictable, but I disagree. We only think people are predictable because we assume they think or act like us; in reality people are entropic creatures and make life very exciting if we let them.
Congrats on being people; I like you for it.
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