Balance

One of the greatest things about our lives are the limitless opportunity that it presents— however, it also serves as the biggest dilemma. There are so many things to do, so many places to be, and so many people to be there and do them with. But, not nearly enough time to do them all— I mean you only have 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, and you gotta sleep. So what do you do? You play a balancing act.

And as a student that balancing act is perhaps the greatest of all, when you think about it, you’re “forced” to be somewhere from seven to three (i.e. school), not including extra curriculars and the time spent doing homework, and you have to somehow manage to fit everything in that you’ve chosen to do for yourself. We all know how it feels and it only gets worse after school— commitments get harder and more responsibility comes with the age. And balancing is all about priorities, people make more time for what they believe is important. Personally, I do believe that education and such is very significant, however, it’s obviously not everything. And there are a few opportunities one has to put graded education on the backburner and simply enjoy themselves. As a second semester senior, I can happily say that I’ve been blessed with one of those opportunities as I write, and I’m here to tell you why senioritis isn’t such a bad thing after all.

Senioritis contrary to popular belief isn’t so much the complete falling out of all educational desire, but it’s really just a reprioritization of a student’s personal pursuits. We’ve spent a large part of three and a half years devoting our time to grooming and maintaining this number called a grade point average (although I can’t speak for everybody), and finally, we get this semester to not have to focus on that silly number. And it’s honestly ridiculous to expect kids to not mentally take some time off— maybe the only time they’re ever going to have this ever again. Think about it, the second semester of college will matter because it affects the gpa that’ll be shown to future employers, and once you’re in the workforce, who knows how much time you’ll have off. This is the time to pick up that dusted guitar, to read that book without having to scribble your thoughts on every page, to simply enjoy yourself.

And it’s not to say that it’s okay to stop working, because it’s not— but maybe the next time you’re inside studying for that test on differential equations that probably won’t matter the day after you take it, go outside, gather the neighborhood gang on the sandlot or find a dog and teach it to play basketball. Cause life’s a balancing act, but the few times where you can really prioritize yourself, capitalize.