So, you may ask, what is Senioritis?
Well... let me tell you...
Senioritis: The foreboding and unexpected awareness that life as you know it will end sooner than you thought. When you suddenly realize that, while you move that oh-so-innocent tassel across your cap, you are simultaneously pulling a door closed behind you-- a door you will never open again. And you're scared. Scared that this new chapter of your life won't be all you dreamed it would be. Scared that you aren't ready for this step. Scared that you will leave something you love behind when you go. The dread of wondering if you are leaving the best years of your life behind. All these fears are legitimate. You should be afraid. And yet, at the same time, you experience an emotion that doesn't make as much sense to you. You're not sure what it is. Then suddenly you realize-- you're excited. And after all, why shouldn't you be? You've spent your entire life, and especially the last four years, swallowing endless amounts of information, knowledge, and wisdom to prepare you for something called "real life". And now it's finally here, knocking at your door. A grand new adventure, unlike any you've experienced before, is beckoning you. You know it's time to discover ll you've been being equipped for. Yes, you know you must step cautiously Yes, you know it will be hard. Yes, it means some endings and goodbyes. But it's a step you must take. A step you are ready to take. A step you want to take. A step you were born to take. Processing all this creates some weariness, excitement, and sentimentality leading up to the graduation date. And when that happens, we call it "Senioritis". It's not a lack of motivation. It's the understanding that your life is changing forever.
Does some of my sentimental and nostalgic rambling make sense now?
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