A few posts have been made enjoying the humorous events that grace my workplace. On the other side of the coin is tremendous evidence of a bright future for humanity due to a rising generation of hard-working, motivated and inspiring individuals. Here are things I've seen them do as their footsteps have trod the miles through university life:
- attend school after having traveled home and back to attend the funeral of a parent or sibling
- voice expressions of gratitude for the opportunity to learn and attend school
- check off lists of requirements to serve humanity in the role of dentist, accountant, teacher, publicist, business manager, historian, archaeologist, counselor, father, engineer, social worker, biologist, researcher, mathematician, mother, environmentalist, coach, ...
- show enthusiasm and excitement for their chosen area of learning
- work full time and attend school full time
- travel and study abroad in Scotland, Israel, England, Tonga, Japan, Thailand, Italy, Austria, Wales, France, Brazil, Ecuador, New Zealand, ...
- schedule school around weddings, surgeries, missions, emergencies at home, chronic illness, employment
- enjoy giving service
- commute 50 miles on UTA to attend school and work
- spend their entire time at school from out of state without a car
- spend their own hard-earned money for what cannot be seen inside the skull
- complete their educational goals without genius, funds, or luck - just grit and guts
- enroll in a sea of 20-somethings as a 50-something with only the memory of classes taken as a 20-something
- rise above a background of defeat and discouragement
- sacrifice home, health, and comfort to complete internships far away from conveniences, home and children
- attend a semester living in the dorms for just one class, with residency and children left in Arizona
- survive on 4 hours sleep each night two or more straight weeks
- go it alone
- set their own standards
- realize that they are solely responsible for their future
- enroll in my class because they see the importance of home and family
- recognize a clean, moral environment
- say "thank you"
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