The school year for VCU has just ended, so everybody who isn't a Richmond native or close-by native or a NoVa kid staying in the city for the summer is gone. One of the things that I have noticed when summer comes to the city is a sense of calm when I go on my daily commute. You can hear yourself think a little more, you aren't as paranoid about getting hit by a bike or a runner while walking across the street (at least not as much), and you can find parking spots exponentially easier than ever before. It's ironic that I got my car towed the other weekend though.
Summer is a time for relaxation, cookouts, summer flings, the river, the list goes on. The world seems to slow down just a little and you can enjoy it! I've been to the river 3 times in the last 3 days and it's been great since I am not stressing about a 15 page paper about the difference between pornography and obscenity for my constitutional law class.
Some are not as lucky as they have decided to dedicate 94.87% of their summer to either MORE classes, working full time, interning, or what have you. That is not to bash those who have made the choice to endeavor in those areas. It's great to see others take initiative in their lives and make waves of their own for success in the future.
What I don't like seeing is those who have so many responsibilities on their plate like working full time or interning being miserable and not enjoying the beautiful summer breeze with some bros drinking brews. It's one of my pet peeves seeing good homies get consumed by the every day responsibilities that grow by the minute. I've had multiple people give me a yell and rant about how much they work, how much they wish more time was in the day, and how they wish they weren't so swamped with shit to do. It sucks seeing people you care about be down like that, plain and simple.
So, what is the point of me deliberating my thoughts on this topic? It's just to say don't work too hard, man. Yeah, we all have to get used to working our asses off and then not see the amount of time we just put in reciprocated on the flimsy checks we receive. But while we're still young and have the leisure of that let's go and do something dumb. Go on a road trip with your buddies for a few days. Take a few days off just to kick it by the pool. I don't want to sound like a condescending airhead who thinks that we should be on vacation 24/7, rather I want to inform people not to forget about themselves when this awesome time of year comes and for them to, for a lack of better words, TREAT YO-SELF!!!
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