As I was sitting in my windowsill on Friday night, looking out on most of Denver and the mountains, I was watching these fireworks going off nearby. It was interesting, because from the 23rd floor, I was actually above the fireworks, and they looked so tiny, just little bursts of color. It reminded me that it's all about perspective, isn't it? Life is about how you look at things, how you turn the bad into good by changing how you look at it, and seeing the world from as many people's perspectives as you can to learn what you can from each of them.
I feel like after a year of college, and after a month completely on my own, I finally have enough perspective to move forward. I don't know much about most of the things I'm interested in or studying, but I know enough to know that the direction I'm heading is the way that I've always wanted to go. I've picked a direction, finally, and I don't feel like I'm blundering around in the dark anymore. working on random projects without much continuity. Even though plans change, especially with me, it feels just great to have something to work towards, people to work with, and enough knowledge to get by.
One mindblowing statistic I read this morning was that the combined income of the 400 top earners in the US is $69 billion, which is greater than the income of four countries, Botswana, Senegal, Nigeria, and Uganda. Just seeing that statistic, I know where I have room to work. I know that I have work to do when I walk by twenty people sleeping on the streets on my way to work every morning. I know I need to do something when I see my culture slowly dying out and disappearing. But more than anything, I'm beginning to figure out what cracks I want to fill, not just which ones I have the potential to, or "should."
