Time

Reminisce... Why does time pass by? Why do things have to end? Have you ever wondered that? It doesn't make sense. I can't get how you're doing something one moment, but then the next, it's over. Things only last for a while. This is really nice while you're doing something you don't enjoy, but during good times, doing things you love, things that are good, noble, pure, honorable, worthy of praise... it shouldn't end. But it has to. We're immortal spiritual beings. Our spirits will live on after our bodies die and decay. We'll forever be with Christ, and time will have no meaning. Essentially, it won't exist. But at the same time that we can't understand being bound by time, because our spirits aren't, but our bodies are, we can't comprehend not being bound by it, because our bodies are, though our spirits aren't. Isn't life annoying sometimes?

So today was my first day of classes as a sophomore (I wrote that first part a long time ago, by the way. Probably at least two weeks ago). I guess I did pretty good overall. I wasn't mean to any fish, but I was really stern with the band fish that I met. I whipped out to all the whitebelts I could, and I dropped with all the fish I could. I ran into a couple people I know, including my older brother. I was late to two classes, but one was because the class before let out late. I'll probably be consistently late to that class, concert band, but the director said it's fine if we let him know of conflicts like that. My physics lab and recitation were cancelled or something, because the TA never showed up to either. It meant that I had to go to training time and evening chow, but also that I got to go to financial aid to take care of some papers. Also, on the way back to the dorms from my lab that didn't happen, I saw this strangely familiar-looking fish frantically walking down the quad, looking at a campus map, and looking like she was about to cry.

"Hey fish, are you looking for your class?"

"Sir, yes, sir."

"Where is it?"

"Sir, the Physics building, sir. M-P-H-Y, sir."

"Oh, that's the Mitchell Physics Building. That's really far..." She started to pull out her schedule, but her name was on the page in front. I stopped her from turning the page. Yep. No wonder she looked familiar...

"Did you go to Hays?" A look of amazement crossed her face.

"Sir, yes, sir!"

I didn't really know what to do next, cuz I didn't really need to drop with her if I already knew her. "It's Brandon. Do you remember me?"

Her jaw dropped and she nodded. She looked like she was about to cry before, but now she looked like she really was on the verge of tears, but this time of a different kind. I told her which dorm I lived, and that she could come by and talk to me whenever she wanted, or facebook me, or whatever. She was running late to class, though. Another fish had shown up while we were talking, so I dropped with him as well, and hurried them both off when he said he was going the same way, and knew where she needed to go. As they left, I walked off amazed. I didn't even know that she was going to A&M, and I never would have thought she might even consider joining the Corps. I'm glad that I can help her along, though. She definitely looked like she needed someone right then. I'm pretty convinced that God had me go to Physics lab, even though it was apparently canceled, and wait for the TA, even though only one other person from the class showed up, just so I would be walking along the quad at that time. Just a couple minutes later, and either another upperclassmen or that fish that walked up probably would have helped her, and if we just passed each other, I'm not sure I would have recognized her. Pretty cool, huh? Hopefully I can provide some support for her this year, or at least this week or something. Anyways, pretty cool story. Hopefully I'll be posting on this more, now that school is starting up again. Until next time...I guess you just have to wait or something...