This week in class, we checked in with each other about how our week was going. It was definitely comforting to hear about the other seniors being stressed about graduation and life after undergrad. It’s definitely been something that has been constantly on my mind this quarter and it just blows my mind to think about how time went by so fast. It still feels like it was just yesterday that I was a lost little freshmen. We then did book presentations on the first part of John Leland’s book. I really enjoyed reading this book because it made me reflect on my own life and wonder if I’ll feel the same emotions as the seniors when I become their age. I was one of the presenters for my group and, let me just say, I really didn’t expect to get so emotional. One of our discussion questions, “At what point do you honor your loved ones wish for DNR over your own desire to keep them alive?” brought up all the thoughts that I’ve been harboring inside regarding my own parents. Seeing two of my best friends go through unexpected familial losses made me realize that my parents are also getting older and that death is inevitable. It taught me how important it is to live in the present and not stress so much over the future, like the book emphasizes. Happiness is truly a choice that I can make with the right mindset. I was glad to see that my own emotions touched my peers as well because it showed that this question is a conversation that needs to be discussed among loved ones. Days like this remind me how glad I am to be taking this class and how much I’ve learned in it thus far.
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