I saw this a few years back, but thank you Zappos for tweeting this link – comes at a good time for me…and many of my peers, as we are right in the eye of deciding which of life’s paths to explore:
And yes, I agree, life is very much like a piece of music. The beginning and end are certainly important and telling points of the whole but the truth is, it’s the various components within (both a song and life) that are frequently overlooked, but quite often carry the most significance.
This past week at API we had our 2010 peer mentors in our Austin office from across the country for training. During the last part of the training, each peer mentor stood up and talked a bit about his/her experience abroad. Talk about inspiring.
A theme I quickly picked out from all the stories (and that brought back sentiments from living in Mexico) was learning the value of taking time to enjoy life and appreciate relationships, and that filling life with work and school is not how it necessarily should or needs to be.
Our peer mentor from Florence I think perhaps summarized it best -> There is always going to be more work or more school, but at some point, I learned there is more to life than work and school. When all is said and done, you can’t take it with you and it’s the relationships and experiences you that are going to be the most meaningful and memorable.
