I seriously don't know what I would've done without a three-day weekend. I had to read Virginia Woolf's The Voyage Out, which was over four hundred pages, and Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea, which is nearly two hundred. I've got lots to grade, plus I want to start working on presentations and papers for the semester. It's my goal to be on top of everything, but I just don't know if I can do it. Already, I'm barely making it and its only the third week!
I keep thinking about all these people that I should call, see, or make an effort with friendship wise, but I just don't want to put in the time or energy. I know its terrible. By nature, I'm the sort of person that wants fewer, deeper friendships. With the few from college that are more important to me than anything, and the ones I easily see at school/work that share so many common interests, I don't really feel much like trying to cultivate others.
At the same time, I really miss having close Christian friends that are close by to do things with, to keep each other accountable, to sharpen one another. But the amount of time and energy it would take to make one of those friends? I just don't know that I have it.
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I understand, me too. Of course, finding those who share my beliefs is the first hurdle.
Yes. It's harder to know what one's world view/philosophy is. I mean sure there were differences at school, but basically we all chose to go because of the ones we held in common. I guess that's the fun? of getting to know people. Learning what they believe in.
Obviously, you (and pretty much anybody that reads this) are at the level of friendship that I would want to put in effort and time. Maybe that's because I know that we'd be friends anyway?
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