Hey Stranger
Wow, I can’t believe that a whole year has passed since we last spoke, but scarily it has. One thing is for sure; your first year at varsity is going to be the fastest year of your life . The time literally flies, like someone up there has constantly got his finger on the fast forward button. But in this never ending blur of friends, alcohol, girls and memory loss take the time to step backwards and appreciate the experience; these truly are the best years of your life.
You will learn to love the independence that comes with living away from home, embrace it, seize it and assume control. Remember that is you and you alone who is responsible for the path you take.
Balance will prove to be an important word for you; in the upcoming year you will claim it, lose it, fight for it and eventually realize that without it you will go nowhere. Learn to balance, balance your relationships and friends, and balance your studies and partying. If I could give a single piece of advice to you, one word is all that I need- Balance.
You have a heck of a journey in front of you; you will discover things not only about the world around you but also about the person inside you. Above all remember to enjoy the good times as they will pull you through the bad. Hang on to your dreams as they fuel your actions.
In this new environment your eyes will be opened as you realize that there is so much more to life, than what you left behind on that overcast February morning. Although you will not think so at the time, in leaving your world behind you will gain so much more.
Keep it Real ……
S.Balmuth
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2 comments:
I agree Simon. Balance is important. You seem to be doing very well at it:)
I must say well wrttien work Simon.I have to agree with all the advice you had to give about balalnce to your younger self.The balance is needed here at Rhodes university ,at times one will loose it like you say it is up to you as the individual to find it and keep it.I have great faith that if you had read that the day you left home that over cast February day you would have luaghed it off but trust me memories of this information would have flashed back to you .
I have tried to find balalnce and you illustrated it to your younger self as if it were simply found and simply attained but not really .What i truely enjoy about your letter it is encouraging to your youmger self ,assuring him that it will be alright.
Well done and i really enjoyed your letter.
Mbali from Tapuna
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