Here's the point, kids. We won't always like it, and we definitely won't always appreciate what it does to our lives, but it's inevitable. But what we can do is adapt and realize that changes don't mean our lives are gone forever, just modified a little. Death, moving away, marriage - these all cause inescapable alterations in the lives we once knew, but they are things we all must deal with. When you go home next week, expect things to be different and don't be surprised if you're not going home at all.
College is a big departure from our comfortable lives back in high school.
Suddenly we are thrust into an arena of independence, responsibility and stress that no sane person would put themself through. By choosing this path in life, we have chosen one of the greatest changes possible. But one thing remains constant, and that is the love we feel for family members and friends. This love is the one rock in the river of chaos that surrounds us everyday. It can be as grand as the love we feel for our significant others, or as simple as the smile we get from a friend we haven't see for a while.