Things I didn't learn in college

In exactly one month, I will graduate from Eastern University. As I was hiking tonight, a song played on my iPod, and a particular line stuck in my head. The artist cried out, "Teach me the truth I never learn in college". I didn't really expect the past four years to give me all the answers-but I did kinda expect college to tell me the questions of life and then set me free to find out the answers for myself. So I go through the Templeton Honors College, and I study abroad, and I write a billion papers-all to discover that I didn't even touch some of life's biggest questions (or at least not in a practical way)

I hit the world, and the world hit me back. Suddenly, I'm faced with questions like "Who am I? Where am I supposed to be? and finally-Is this what life is really all about?" College didn't really give me these answers. And despite all the classic Greek philosophy and Church fathers, none of these topics were used to address what I was going to do when I left. (Me, My, I, ME ME ME-yes I know that last statement is self centered and ridiculous, but it's also true.) I'm floundering a little bit, trying to come to grips with the fact that I actually have to answer these questions.

I realize that these questions won't be answered in a day, a week, or even a year. But here is what I have come up with so far.
1. I do not need to wait around until God reveals what His plan is for me. That's not His job. He gave us the Bible as a guide book to how to be fully human, and as for the specifics? Well I have been given many gifts and the power of reason-together those things will point me in the right direction.
2.I am not too young to be "me at my fullest" right now. I'm not waiting to be older. I was given enough time to live exactly once-I'm not wasting it waiting around waiting for the time society dictates I can be the most influential.

The tragedy is, most of us won't find our "perfect place". But here the beauty out weighs the tragedy. Despite the fact that we are imperfectly fit-we can still be fulfilled and joyful. It is possible to bring glory, to introduce the Kingdom of Heaven to earth even though everything isn't perfect. The pressure isn't in finding where I'm supposed to be, the pressure is found in taking advantage of where i am.