Normality achieved in 3… 2…

You know what’s great?  People who absolutely love what they do, and where they are, and whomever they’re with.

I just started my summer internship, which involves assistant teaching, coaching, and RA-ing at a boarding school.  I was hoping that my return to the States would be accompanied by a return to normality, but so far this experience is ANYTHING but normal.  I am so overwhelmed by another completely new environment and a new set of challenges… but I am PUMPED about it because everyone I meet here is so head-over-heels in love with their jobs and their lives.

I love these kind of people.

Anyway, I was thinking about all these ridiculously happy people today, and how I am so happy to be surrounded by them, and I realized… when am I not surrounded by such happy people?  I chose Holy Cross because it made me feel just as happy, and almost all of my classmates are the same way.  Everyone I have met in the past three years is overflowing with passion for something, be it my professors or my peers or my coworkers or anybody.

That’s the point of college, isn’t it?  To find what you are passionate about.  To fall in love with your life.  The incoming freshmen are at Gateways Orientation this week – if any of you are still reading this blog, that’s my advice for your next four years.  Rising seniors, THAT’S what I hope you find when you are choosing a college.

“Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in Love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in Love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.”

–Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J.

If I’m lucky, maybe I will be surrounded by these kind of people when my college experience is over.

Here’s to summer, everybody.  I won’t be posting nearly as often as during the year, but stop by periodically if you want to read other such philosophical musings about love and life and teaching.  Otherwise, I will start vigorously blogging again in August when my FINAL HOLY CROSS ADVENTURE begins!

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