17.

A semester that I thought would never end is finally over. Now I just have to get through finals and it will be completely behind me. I can say I learned a great deal, but it was definitely not an easy process.

I am coming to realize that it is sometimes impossible to fully understand other people and their situations. Even if one can relate, everyone will view his or her own situation differently. A lack of complete understanding does not in any way mean a lack of sympathy and/or a desire to help and I wish this were more easily expressed. Every person (or at least most people) on earth has at least one cloudy moment in his or her life. This moment might be in childhood or it might be when the person is very old, but it still happens. I think if more people could understand this the world might be an easier place to live in.
A lot of the times people feel like they have nobody who cares about them or nowhere to go. Maybe this is true, but I feel that sometimes the problem is people dont't accept help being offered to them; maybe they don't even realize help is available. There are also the people who are too proud to accept help. I guess the main point I'm trying to make with these ramblings is that everyone has someone who cares about them; let people care about you sometimes and don't close up. Only an ignorant person would look down on another person for accepting help when he or she is having a tough time.