Good Friday. What's so good about it? Besides the fact that campus is closed, yet I am still expected to work. Granted, I enjoy working when campus is empty; however, it frustrates me that I am expected to be here, yet no food is available for purchase because all the vendors are closed.
Although it sounds like I'm trying to bitch, which ok maybe I was, but there is something about today that sets it apart form the monotony of other days. Is it the exemplary dichotomy that the day had already displayed, the lightness of the cold air, or the fact that it is Friday? Unfortunately, for grad students, Friday does not really mean anything. It is just another day, although we like to think there is something special about it. Perhaps it is the end of the semester vibe, that is resonating from anxious students, scrambling to complete projects and reports. Not being enrolled in any classes, thankfully deceases my stress level, but it can still be felt emanating from others.
It feels like things are coming to a head, a climax of sorts. Up until now, I have been worried, scared, and hesitant, but today I feel liberated and free. Why? I have no idea, but I have tried to stop asking such questions and simply revel in the feelings, both negative and positive... although the positive are so much easier to accept without question.
In googling 'freedom', the image below was the first to appear. Simplistic, with vibrant colours, I can easily identify with the artist's representation of freedom. I see a child-likeness in his simplistic forms and colour choice. Perhaps that is what makes it so easily identifiable.
Hopefully, this euphoria will remain throughout the weekend....
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