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Page history last edited by PBworks 17 years, 2 months ago

I agree with Sarah Mae that the wiki rhythm is picking up speed, but I don’t think it is something to fear but enjoy. I felt a lot like Sarah Mae did at the start of the semester:

 

“like I was at the bottom of a very large mountain without a rope as I looked at the wiki and wondered how in the world I would be able to "conquer" it”.

 

I had no clue how to attack this thing. But as time passes I find that the foot holes on the side of the mountain are not that hard to find. I love the randomness the wiki takes on as well as the randomness of life. I don’t believe randomness is something to fear. I see it like this: I am floating down a river called Randomness, or maybe Life. The current can be swift or it can be slow and occasionally there is a hidden tree under the water, but most of the time it is pretty pleasant. I can’t see the end or even vary far into the next curve all I know is that I am going to enjoy my ride. Give into randomness and you might be surprised at what will happen. You could try to fight the current of the river, and at times you might get somewhere but you waste a lot of energy and will not be able to enjoy the beauty around you. Randomness was with me on the night I found my boyfriend. If I hadn’t given in I probably wouldn’t be nearly as happy as I am today.

 

I also agree with Caitlin when she says:

 

Even smaller things - a conversation with a classmate, a smile from a stranger, a fabulous song or piece of art - are enough to make my entire being glow with happiness for hours afterward. I take such pleasure in these things - all things that would not exist without glorious, unpredictable people - that I have come to realize that I don't love these things despite the Chaos that brings them into my world, but that I love the Chaos because it brings these things into my world.

 

It is very much the small things in life that matter. Do you ever stop and think about it? Exactly how your actions impact other people? I was driving one day with my mother and I had to go through a toll. I was very nice to the lady asked her how her day was and cared. Her face just lit up with a smile. My mother asked me why I was so nice to her but it never occurred to me not to be. It is the little things that matter. It is awesome if you get to watch them propagate around you. I got to watch how my kindness caused a guy in a computer lab, who was generally very mean to people, be nice to someone later. That made my day.

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