A bit of a humble post, but seeing my recent degrees and reflecting on the past few years I have a few things to say.
What is Sanctuary of Wanderhome to me,
To me it's kind of the best fricking people I have ever met.
Why, you might wonder, when I came in here at first I was kind of a slacker, I went through high school trying to just get by, went into college and tried the same thing, and failed at first.
I didn't really go for it to be quite honest, and did not try my best.
I did attend space bujutsu at that time, and got the spirit of that, but I did not really understand yet. But then at some point after that year, I understood what was meant with "never give up, never surrender.".
I started getting a summer job, to pay for the lost year, and got to retake my year. Then, once summer started, I worked as much as I could that year in college, to get the best grades I could, I was going from not doing any work at all, to trying to accumulate all there is to know about the subject and trying to start early. It took a while to say the least.
It was a pretty rough year as well, I had to move twice, my dad had passed away. But I kept going on, and on, until I passed everything.
I honestly don't think I would have been going on under other circumstances. People would tell me "just take a break it's fine, there is nothing wrong with failure."
But the people here told me, or atleast what I got from them, too keep trying my damn hardest and just going for it, no matter what or how hard it might be.
I thank them for that the most.
Once I got into my second year, I got the hang of it more, I started classes on time, I got decent grades, but nowhere near "my best" yet.
And now, third quarter of the year, I get an A and B's on the classes I had most difficulty with because I just kept trying, and not thinking "this is too hard" but instead thinking "What is it that I am failing on, and how can I fix it.".
I learned that everything, EVERYTHING you might walk into, is a problem, and every problem is fixable, if you keep going for it.
And now I am going into my final quarter, with a lot of lessons learned, and a huge pathway ahead of me, but with that specific lesson, to NEVER, EVER give up.
I can go anywhere I want.
Outside of college, and just the mentality, there is also something else I can say, everyone I have met and talk to regularly, I can say are some of the best people I ever met,
they are humble, helpful, always try to give the best advice they can, and are highly unique individuals that I enjoy talking and listening to.
And even if I only knew them for a year at my worst moment, they supported me the best they could, and got me through that period.
I can genuinely call these people my friends, and they are damn good ones at that.
Sometimes it can sound preachy, sometimes it can get a bit repetitive, but they mean what they say, especially when they say things do get better, you should always keep trying, and no matter how hard things get, always keep going.
And honestly, for me, if I wouldn't have had these people around me, I got no idea where would I be now, would I have kept going, or would I have stagnated early. I can't tell, but I know thanks to them I am a stronger person than before.
And if I can give anyone a word, or a lesson, it is to always try your best, even when seeing failure, even when one might not believe they can. Once you try, and keep trying, anyone can get there. I am an example of it.