Originally written on February 12, 2003 at 10:00 pm in a college owned and managed apartment room.
Sense of belonging.
The first crucial step in obtaining a sense of belonging is to accept yourself in that environment. You have to first picture yourself in that new scenario. You have to realize and accept that you are in this new environment. You simply can not observe and try to apply yourself to it. You will get left behind. The torrentous current of people and scenarios changes and moves so quickly that you have to hold your nose and just jump in. There is a choice. You can stand on the bank and watch the river go by as you try to observe the changes and the people in it. You can do this, become bewildered by the river and invariably by yourself; or you can jump in and be carried along with it. I has been my experience that there is much more comfort in watching the trees go by as you float along with the people than there is watching the people go by as I stand with the trees.
There is no excuse for an individual who completely denies themselves social interaction. Self-induced isolation is a treat. [The writer here noted they had a headache and a test the following morning so must quit early]
Sense of belonging.
The first crucial step in obtaining a sense of belonging is to accept yourself in that environment. You have to first picture yourself in that new scenario. You have to realize and accept that you are in this new environment. You simply can not observe and try to apply yourself to it. You will get left behind. The torrentous current of people and scenarios changes and moves so quickly that you have to hold your nose and just jump in. There is a choice. You can stand on the bank and watch the river go by as you try to observe the changes and the people in it. You can do this, become bewildered by the river and invariably by yourself; or you can jump in and be carried along with it. I has been my experience that there is much more comfort in watching the trees go by as you float along with the people than there is watching the people go by as I stand with the trees.
There is no excuse for an individual who completely denies themselves social interaction. Self-induced isolation is a treat. [The writer here noted they had a headache and a test the following morning so must quit early]
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