Today I attended my last class of college. Although this was substantially more difficult than I expected, as I always tend to become unnecessarily nostalgic when I am at the cusp of a new chapter beginning and the end of an old one, something is different about this change. There have been multiple transitions throughout my life: moves in which I relocate to one place from another, high school to college, and so on. However, this transition from college to “the real world” is something I feel differently about. Yes, I still mourn the loss of college, but I am absolutely certain about the promise of the next period of my life. As I prepare for The World Race, I am beginning to realize that I am truly preparing for “the real world.” A world where there is suffering and pain, a world where people are going through things I have never been faced with or have never been exposed to. I am excited to enter “the real world” because I am confident that such experiences will grow me, and develop my faith into one that is defined by pure and complete trust in God and His plan for my life. Although it has been a season of “lasts,” I am extremely hopeful and eager for the season of beginnings that is just around the corner.
