Semi-Charmed Life
Everyone has heard the saying, “when one door closes, another one opens.” I imagine there are many interpretations of this common idiom, but my personal spin on it is that when something unpleasant happens, there is an equally better or favorable thing that happens sooner or later. The phrase obviously has an optimistic connotation, but the converse seems just as valid, “when one door opens, another one closes.” It seems analogous to the Ying-Yang theory—that the forces of good and evil exist collectively and help to retain the balance in the universe—and after this past week, I’m not so sure that I’m not a believer.
I knew I was in for a whirl of a week when I missed my Monday-morning chemistry class. Not only did my alarm fail to go off, but my roommate’s did also. The positive outcome of missing class was that I was able to catch-up on some much needed sleep. I have gotten up at 7 AM every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday since I’ve been here—except for this past Monday. So it goes without saying that we took five pages of notes when typically it’s only two or three.
My day started to turn around when I found out how I did on my first geology exam. My elation was short-lived, however, when during class I decided to look up the grade of my lab report. It was far less promising, to say the least.
Tuesdays are typically wonderful days for me; I do not have any classes and usually I am very productive. This past Tuesday, I was more sloth-like than worker-bee-esque. I felt apathetic and unenthused towards school. I consider myself a motivated individual so it was a weird dichotomy for me. I did successfully complete 15 Sporcle quizzes, so I felt as if I accomplished something.
The end of the week provided the biggest swing of ups and downs. I was terrified about a drama mid-term that I studied for ever-so-slightly. I was confident about how English was going. As it turns out, I aced the drama test. Unfortunately, I never even realized an assignment was due in English class on Friday. It’s funny how things work out.
From the best I can tell, college is going to have its ebbs and flows. Just when I things are going my way, something makes me think otherwise. When I’m having a rough time, something superb occurs. I guess that’s life. For now, I’ll keep waiting for opportunity, good or bad, to come knocking.
October 11, 2009 at 6:03 pm |
I do not think that I really believe in the idea that “when one door closes, another one opens”. For me personally, I have found that doors close most of the time, and I am usually fighting to find another key to an even better door. I have to make my own luck; the world does not do so for me. If I were to think of the universe in that way, I do not think that I would achieve anything. Things may work out sometimes, but it feels like most of the things that work out end miserably. I guess it is the cycle of the universe; everything eventually comes to its end and burns out. I always spend most of my time doing homework for school, which in turn makes me a better student. However, I am perpetually stressed and sleep-deprived. Is it truly worth it? If I do not work hard enough, the doors will close on me, and I will never be able to find a key to a better scenario. I guess school is a long process of searching to the key to the door of your dreams. It requires endless hours and effort, but in the end, aren’t the things that you work the most diligently for the most rewarding?