Too Busy for Fun

            After having a conversation with some people tonight who are into movies, I realized how few of the ones they mentioned I had seen. They were talking about classic films that I had heard about in passing but never had the time or took the time to watch for myself. Since high school, I’ve always known that I missed out on the Disney movies because I wasn’t around to see them. Maybe it’s never too late to recreate your childhood. During the conversation, it was pointed out that all I do is go to class, do homework, work and then leadership stuff. The person saying that was telling the truth. Sometimes it seems like no matter how much work I get done and such, I barely have enough time to sleep. I’ve become more conscious about improving my schedule but sometimes, the fun stuff gets left out.

Even when busy, I’ve decided that experiencing new things in college is more important than doing homework that I won’t remember in forty years. Last week, the Hillel, Interfaith House and House of Peace sponsored an off-campus to the University of Connecticut to see the Idan Raichel Project.  The way it was described to me was that Idan Raichel was an Israeli music superstar, who collaborated with other artists fusing elements of Hebrew, Middle Eastern and Ethiopian music. I was very curious to see what it all sounded like. The concert ended up being amazing! I couldn’t understand anything but I could feel the energy. The artists were great and you could see the passion they had for music. When I got back home, I found the group on Spotify and it turns out that they have a song in Swahili that I can understand after all. The very next day, I was very tired from four hours of sleep but my homework was done and I had a new appreciation for music.

At the end of the day, we are all busy people and it’s sad seeing that some of us lock ourselves away from hanging out with friends or making new memories, especially when those are the things we are going to remember later down the road and not the reading we did for Wednesday night. I’ve realized how much my parents sacrificed to get me where I am today, so I am not saying that I neglect my work or party too much that I can’t finish what I’ve started at Trinity, but I do know that when opportunities present themselves for me to learn something new, I’m just going to have to sleep less that night.

Here's the video from Youtube of the Swahili song titled Maisha or Life: