One thing that has troubled me for the past summer is this \\”missing you\\” thing. With the technology so advanced, would people really miss my presence? I will always blog. I will always have free long distance on my cellphone. And most of all, I will have AIM. We\\’re all so much closer than we can ever be.<\/p>\n
I think that was the issue that I was trying to address earlier. There are a few friends in Berkeley that I only talk to on AIM. So moving cross country almost makes no difference. I could be in any city, any place and be on AIM…and the location wouldn\\’t make a difference. There are some people I call often and it seems like we were never that far apart. Is the fact that I know so much about someone\\’s life who lives more than 600 miles away…a reason for missing?<\/p>\n
Sometimes they say they miss the smile. The presence, the smell (even if it\\’s bad!), the gestures, the voice, but sometimes I think this is just purely psychological. At the same time, I feel like I am just trying to rationalize my parting from a place that shaped me for the last 4 years. Mostly, I wouldn\\’t be who I am today if I never went to Berkeley. I wouldn\\’t be able to socialize, to relate to people, to be polite if I hadn\\’t gone here.<\/p>\n
While eating my dinner, my mom asked me why I always came home so late from work. I told her that I was talking with some friends otherwise I would have come home earlier. Also I told her that the I wanted to spend time with people I would most likely not see again. (A pseudo \\”I SEE YOU NEVER\\”!)<\/p>\n
To which, she responded, \\”Why spend time with people you won\\’t ever see again? That\\’s a waste of time! Spend time with people you will see again.\\”<\/p>\n
She paused for a second and then said, \\”Like your parents!\\”<\/p>\n
Parental advice sound? Or not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One thing that has troubled me for the past summer is this \\”missing you\\” thing. With the technology so advanced, would people really miss my presence? I will always blog. I will always have free long distance on my cellphone. … Continue reading