Dear Reader,
Yesterday I wrote about how remarkable I find people who can pick out the perfect words, and by combining them in a way that I never see until after the fact, they create wonderful quotes that we repeat and share and even write on canvases and notebooks and posters. Today I have the perfect example to share:
“I go to seek a great perhaps.” – the last words of poet, Francois Rabelais, read in Looking for Alaska by John Green.
The first time I read this, I thought it was perfect. This is a feeling I have had for as long as I can remember, and it can be summed up in one perfect phrase.
“A great perhaps.”
When I was younger, I constantly thought about moving. I didn’t have a bad childhood by any means, but I always wished I could get away and meet some new people. I wanted to be the new kid. I wanted to experience what growing up would be like in different cities–different states. And even still, I sometimes dream about transferring colleges just to get a taste of something new, even though I realize how lucky I am to be at Miami, and how much it really is my dream school.
But I’m constantly thinking about the great perhaps. And, though I understand now that it is important to be content where you are and be in the now–experience the present–I will continue to dream. I’m going to study abroad and I want to work overseas and, in fact, I want to work a lot of different jobs just to get all of those different experiences. Just to give myself an opportunity to create those stories.
I continue to seek a great perhaps.
Sincerely,
Sammy
SINCERELY, SAMMY 
I relate to this SOOO much! As a kid I dreamed that same thing and as a college student I feel the same way. I think finding a balance of loving where you are at and loving where you could be is extremely important.
Great post! 🙂
Yeah, there’s definitely a balance, and sometimes I’m extremely bad at maintaining it, but thank you! I’m happy this is relatable 🙂