Summer Musings

I felt like a New Yorker today. I had the same realization a New Yorker has when they move away: my school is not the center of the universe, and I don't know everyone. For six years, I have been able to proudly say that I knew everyone around me. and talked to them at least once. I guess the only way for me to have the epiphone that there were so many people I didn't have the pleasure of knowing came today as I walked into a room full of complete strangers.
It showed how small my world is. I live in one the biggest cities in the world, and being in a room of about 125 people I have never seen in my life before can be scary.
I realized though, that most people experience the same tumble of emotions and sudden shyness. It doesn't mean that they run away. It may feel easier to stay in your comfort zone in life and not have to experience moments such as the one described. That doesn't mean anyone should take the easy way out.

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