I haven't blogged for a long time so I though maybe it was time I write a little something. School, I feel has definitely become more demanding since my last post. Especially since the independent study I'm doing has fully started rolling (although I feel completely and utterly lost, I'm determined to be an expert on egocentric dissorientation and the parietal cortex contributions to spatial memory..AH! :|..)
But lately I was thinking about balance. I, like Freud, believe that balance is healthy (although I disagree with him on a vast array of other others things). But I find it's very hard to balance everything, to live a balanced life including: school, work, friends, families, etc.
But I do believe it's manageable...as long as everything gets done and there's not too much of one over the other.
In addition, in more specificity, even balancing different friendships can be difficult. I ran into these two girls from my old highschool on campus this week. They just started university this year and were both telling me how glad they were that it seemed that their highschool friendships are as strong as ever.
In all honesty, as I listened to what they said, the main thing that came to my mind is how naive I thought they were.I know I might sound harsh and I'm not saying that what they are saying was stupid. It's just that with time, I can predict that they will drift apart, I'm pretty sure not all of them, but a few of the people they consider good friends, will eventually become mere acquaintances.
As I told these girls, it takes an effort on both parties. If all of you make the effort to stay in touch and make time for each other, I can definitely see you all stay really good friends.
(This I didn't tell them) But if you try and make the effort all the time and the other party doesn't, very soon you'll realize maybe you lack things to talk about now...and that you've become almost strangers to each other. Unfortunately I guess, it happens. Schedule's clash, people are busy, there is nothing you much you can do...I'm also very aware, that some highschool friends stay really close. I just wanted to also raise a possibility that happens quite often as well.
Anyway...back to (my great attempt at) balancing life!
But lately I was thinking about balance. I, like Freud, believe that balance is healthy (although I disagree with him on a vast array of other others things). But I find it's very hard to balance everything, to live a balanced life including: school, work, friends, families, etc.
But I do believe it's manageable...as long as everything gets done and there's not too much of one over the other.
In addition, in more specificity, even balancing different friendships can be difficult. I ran into these two girls from my old highschool on campus this week. They just started university this year and were both telling me how glad they were that it seemed that their highschool friendships are as strong as ever.
In all honesty, as I listened to what they said, the main thing that came to my mind is how naive I thought they were.I know I might sound harsh and I'm not saying that what they are saying was stupid. It's just that with time, I can predict that they will drift apart, I'm pretty sure not all of them, but a few of the people they consider good friends, will eventually become mere acquaintances.
As I told these girls, it takes an effort on both parties. If all of you make the effort to stay in touch and make time for each other, I can definitely see you all stay really good friends.
(This I didn't tell them) But if you try and make the effort all the time and the other party doesn't, very soon you'll realize maybe you lack things to talk about now...and that you've become almost strangers to each other. Unfortunately I guess, it happens. Schedule's clash, people are busy, there is nothing you much you can do...I'm also very aware, that some highschool friends stay really close. I just wanted to also raise a possibility that happens quite often as well.
Anyway...back to (my great attempt at) balancing life!
