someone please explain the idea of school to me. i mean you study for hours and hours and for what... to do well on a test to hopefully do well in a class so you can hopefully have a good GPA so that hopefully when you graduate college you can get a good, well-paying job. that's all fine and dandy but it just seems like a whole lot of work with a lack of guarantees. just becuase you have a 4.0 in college doesn't necessarily mean that you'll have an awesome job or better yet be satisified in life which i think we can all agree is the main goal in life. it doesn't mean that you'll be fufilling God's plans for your life and it certainly doesn't mean that you'll feel as though your life has purpose. i am not meant to sit in a cubicle on the 51st floor of some office in corporate america typing the same thing day after day. that is not for me. that is not what i am menat to do and yet everything i am doing right now seems to be leading me to that point. if i'm doing all of this just to get to that point, i might as well stop while i'm ahead. it seems to me that i'd be happiest if i quit school, sold all of my possessions and moved to africa to sleep under the stars, tell little children about Jesus, live in a house made of mud, and milk cows. that's what i want. i know that i'm probably totally romanticizing that idea but right now it's all i want to do and thought of locking myself in the library to study for hours on end for exams, which right now seem pointless and trite, is enough to make me scream. thankfully it is christmas time which never fails to put a smile on my face. now for something a little less heavy and a little more hopeful...
thanksgiving reflections...
- Clemson v. USC... we win again :)
- home sweet home
- Harry Potter
- ashley brannen reunion... my favorite kind
- dinner with the browns... i love y'all
- visiting the campout of josh and friends outside of best buy in the freezing rain
- fireside discussions with josh, anna, and company... such clarity
- chris's birthday
- cinderella cards
- visiting with family
- sweet potatoes!!!
- arrival of wedding pictures
- laughing too much
- christmas music
- home movie memories
- first fire of the year
- late night talks
- sleeping in
- going to crosspointe
- falling over tvs
of course thanksgiving was fun. it was so good to see everyone. i miss home so much when i'm away. as usual it came to a close much too quickly. thankfully christmas break is only 3 weeks away... if i can make it till then. merry christmas.
posted by Kelly Murray at 12:07 PM
2 Comments:
I am probably supposed to offer you some kind of inspiring and encouraging advice. However, I have to agree with you...that is why I do not have a college degree hanging on the wall. I am very fulfilled and doing what God called me to do without a college education. Not having a degree makes one no less intelligent. At the same time I do want to encourage you to stick with it and hang in there. Sorry I didn't get to spend more time with you on Sunday! I did enjoy seeing your smile it always brightens my day!
10:51 AM
Check out Josh's blog. The Phoenix Project begins Jan. 6. You helped me see clarity. I can't wait to see you again. I feel as if you've been robbed from me all too quickly, yet again. Stick through three more weeks, then come home to me again soon. But life is good. We had somewhat questionable Starbuck's pumpkin spice lattes, froze in the rain for a few good laughs, and daydreamed through hopeful fireside chats. And there'e more where that came from at Christmas!
8:21 AM
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