Last day of school today! Kinda weird... this year both dragged horrendously and went too fast. It only dragged on because of my impatience. When you're waiting for days to come they always come slower. However this year definitely seemed to zoom by quicker than last year did. And this last day of school wasn't as dramatic for me as it was last year when I wasn't sure I was returning to my school because this year I know that I am going back. Plenty of tearful goodbyes were exchanged (along with parting hugs), and I didn't partake in many because most of my friends will be there next year and I'll probably see them numerous times over the summer. It made me pretty happy, actually.
I just love the friends God has given me for this stage of life, they're just so flippin' awesome! It's one thing to be part of a group of people that you hang out with so you don't feel awkward, but it's another thing to be a part of a group of people that honestly cares about you. That's what makes the difference. I have low tolerance for meaningless acquaintences, and I rarely pursue them. Sometimes that's misconstrued as being "cliquey", but rest assured I do not belong to any cliques. What on earth kind of clique could I possibly fit into anyway??
I'm too nerdy to be a prep, too stupid to be a nerd, too happy to be an emo, too anti-conformist to be a goody goody, too rule conscious to be a punk, the list goes on. But this isn't a complaint. Sure, these strange qualities of mine sometimes doom me to be the odd one out in most social circles (which is pretty much why I can't stand summer camp...), but they allow me to have all kinds of different friends. Good friends, not just acquaintances in my cliquey circle.
Just look at some of my closest friends. We're all so different from each other. We do things the same sometimes, that just comes with the territory when you hang out with people. You become like who you hang out with, which is why the Bible tells us that evil company corrupts good habits. But we aren't just mindless robots who turn into identical grey blobs, we have really differing personalities. The underlying common denominator between us is Jesus Christ, because we all love Him. That's a pretty cool trait to have in common. No matter who your friends are, even if you have NOTHING else in common, you can have that in common and it could be the basis for an awesome friendship. And those are the friendships that last.
I really hope I'm still friends with these people years from now.
And that I'll be able to get out of my basement this summer to chill with them.
