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On gratitude
because the thought of not having anyone to turn to for guidance troubled me. Aarti Malhotra Looking back, I can’t believe Executive Editor that thought ever even occurred to me. My team had or someone whose every my back, and I had theirs. As decision is cardinally simple as that. rooted in cynicism and doubt, I’ve been feeling Just days after this revelation, surprisingly grateful as of late. I went back home for reading week for the first time in more I suspect the catalyst was last than a year. And my family formatting weekend. There showed up in so many more were some difficult decisions ways in those five days than to be made, but not once did I I have ever given them credit feel I had to carry that weight for. alone. My team was there every step of the way, even Add to this my sheer during times they explicitly amazement at the compassion my body and mind have disagreed with me. shown me, unconditionally, When I was considering despite my utter disregard for running for exec earlier this them over Michaelmas Term. year, I was initially hesitant It’s amazing, truly.
I could honestly go on and on. We’ve yet to discuss how many times my friends wiped my tears outside Warren Street station over this past month, or how I found my favourite Mogu Mogu flavour in stock today, or how my landlord finally repaired our broken washing machine.
Stop and think
though. I had this naïve idea of university before coming here: I imagined impassioned debates at the pub, getting into student politics, and feeling inspired every day. I wasn’t prepared for the sheer relentlessness of it. There are times when I like it – when juggling so many things makes me feel capable and adult. Most of the time, I’m just trying to get through the day.
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andscape with the Fall of Icarus (1558) is a painting by Pieter Bruegel. In the foreground there is a farmer, ploughing a field, and a shepherd, tending a flock. Behind them is the sea, ships, a city, and the sunset. In the bottom righthand corner is a tiny pair of legs. This is Icarus, drowning. His miraculous flight and fall have passed by unnoticed to the people in the fields. According to my professor, this says something about art and reality. Idealists, those disconnected from the real
world, will know triumphs and adversities. For the rest of us, just trying to get through the day, these won’t even register. I don’t really know much about art. No doubt I’ve misinterpreted this painting and, if my professor saw the above paragraph, she’d be very disappointed. London’s galleries excited me a lot when I first moved here. Yeah, I go to exhibits occasionally. I also try to watch films, read books, and try new foods. But most of the time I don’t. I cook the same pasta recipes, rewatch old shows, and spend my weekends either studying, recuperating, or editing The Beaver.
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Basically, what I’m trying to say is that I’m quickly learning that there’s a lot of love both within and around me. Life is good y’all, even when it isn’t.
That’s why I’m glad to have professors who, mid-class, project a painting onto a wall and ask you to stop and think.
And I’m not complaining; things are pretty good. A part of me is still disappointed,
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