These are the Future...

I am now back at school and one week into classes. The reality that I wish I could ignore has started creeping back into my life. Don't get me wrong; I love school and learning and classes - even tests. Really. The problem is the classmates, and it always has been.

In university-required classes, students complain - a lot - because they somehow feel that prerequisites are squelching their creative souls. They lash out by playing Solitaire or Farmville on their laptops. Way to be. I was hoping to escape their whiny slackertudes upon beginning my major studies this semester, but I find that my cohorts are STILL complaining about how boring a class is, or lamenting the fact that they have to be there. Last I checked, majors are one of the optional parts of one's college experience. I selected the major of Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation, as did many of the angsty students - unfortunately - and I'm sadly realizing that there is an inescapable evil in my world: There will always be the obnoxious ones.

No matter how engaging or enriching I find a study to be, there will be at least ten head of classmates that refuse to enjoy anything about the class. I have a professor who is passionate about plant life and listening to lecture gets me excited to learn as much as I can. But I hear the blond, tight-jeans-with-high-heels girl a few rows up complaining about how lame the class is. I cannot for the life of me understand why she is in a major all about things living when she couldn't care less about any thing's life other than her own and that of whatever guy she finds most attractive that week. There are plenty of girls like that around here. This probably won't be the last you'll hear on the subject from me. I can only pray she will marry some nice RM who doesn't care about brains and decide to quit the major. Because as important as patience and charity are, I'm not strong enough to be in classes with that type of person for three more years. Hopefully the Second Coming isn't too soon, because I'm clearly not ready.

I want to be with people who love learning and understanding like I do. I am in awe at the plants and animals - and world - that our Heavenly Father has created and I feel honored to learn about and work with them. I have chosen this major because it's what I love; it certainly won't make me wealthy beyond all reason, and it isn't highly prestigious, but I actually want to be here. I worry that some of the people around me chose the major as a safety - "Well, it seems fun and ya don't have ta be to smart, so... why not?" - I mean, it certainly isn't law school, but I feel rather insulted by the group in which I find myself.

All I can do is pray that I will resist the urge to smack people... Maybe you should pray too.