the light of things hoped for

graduation seems so far away and yet college seems so close. i dont know why that is, but i do have a guess. today the mlc recruiter, professor mayer, came to kettle. i had a meeting with her during eighth hour study hall. i got there a little early so she was still in meeting with the person scheduled ahead of me, and they seemed like they had alot to talk about (ill give you a hint at who it was: she was the first person to get accepted) so instead of talking to the college recruiter i got to chill out with mr zeamer. he seemed really glad that i was going to mlc and told me that ill make a great teacher some day. i dont know if i can put into words how that kind of encouragement from people i respect just fills me up with a sense of readiness. i know im gonna go through so much school and schoolwork and homework and teachers. i know theres gonna be a few teachers that i dont like and maybe even teachers that dont like me. i know that no matter how cool mlc is or how many friends i have up there, at some point im gonna break down and wonder why am doing this. the truth is i dont really like school, i dont like doing daily work and other stuff day after day week after week for the only purpose of bettering myself. so why bother, why not just skip it and start working right away? because i know that i can use all ill learn to teach some kids about the world around them and more importanly, to be closer to their savior. those kids are the light of things hoped for.