Finals week, probably the topic of many, many blogs around the country (and maybe the world?) in the next few weeks. They are a big deal, the culmination of our semester of learning, sometimes they determine our final grade, and final grades determine our future, and what happens now can effect the rest of our lives, and dictates whether we are successful or not, and and and....
Yeah, today I am relaxed, but I know in the next week the thoughts above will be in my brain, an almost never ending stream. I know this because these thoughts are what always run through my head when finals week approaches, but now I am wondering something new.
Does all this emphasis on the future warrant stress, loss of sleep, and a general unease? The question I have is what if something life changing happens in that week, or (god forbid) I die. Would I want my last week on Earth to be worrying about a multiple choice test, an in class essay, a letter grade? What real significance do these things have, does an A equate happiness? I don't know... It does leave one with feeling a sense of accomplishment, and I do believe people should work hard. But the stress, that wracks the entire student body during this week, maybe if we thought differently it would be less horrifying.
Carpe Diem. All we can do is seize each day, because tomorrow is not a guarantee. Instead of stressing, see the tests as what they are, and do your best, but don't waist a moment of the day worrying about a day you may never see. Life is beautiful, and as one young rebel said "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
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