Paul and Aristotle

I thought we could begin this blog with some noble quotes (actually one is Divine):

"And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit." -Paul, II Corinthians 3:18

"To seek the useful everywhere lest befits those who are great-souled and free." -Aristotle, Politics

Now compare these two quotes and form two sides. :)

all for one or one for all

With this rapidly approaching graduation, I've been thinking a lot of our friendship over the past few years. I wouldn't change a thing. I know that perhaps our model of friendship may not be BBC beautiful, but it's worked out quite well for us. Rather than having a plethora of "friends" (300 or more on Facebook), we've deemed it more important to have close friends - ones with which we can actually confide and truly be ourselves. Seemingly, some have deemed it an issue that we almost exclusively hang out with each other, but, then again, they prove our point. Rather than trying to exhaust ourselves attempting to please the unpleasable, we've simply concerned ourselves with each other and have had a lot of fun in the process. I guess people just have to come to the point where they're willing to think through, "Am I going to try to do everything and do so poorly? Or am I going to do a few things and do them well?" Thinking of all those times we've gone to dinner together or stayed up together talking - just a few of us; I think we've done things well. I'm going to miss you guys. It's been real.