避雨四年时光

2021年1月12日发(作者：连战)
四年时光：为何大学宛若天堂

Time isn’t on my side. Another year has passed, and the completion of
my junior year is the essence of my thought. What a year it has been.
I ritually write a column summarizing the new theories of each of my years.
Now I’m a 20-year-old college student, bittersweet at having one year
remaining. I have 10 points to share on my latest stop on my journey to
commencement. Here we go:
·The navigating one. Why can college be so utopian, so realistic, but
so unrealistic? I’ve been fortunate this year to get most things my way.
But my encouragement to freshmen is stick to the fight. The race is given
to the swift, but you must see the goal before you take off running. Find
your niche on campus, and maximize your potential in that domain.
·The prodigious two: Academic and extra-curricular achievement is
important, but communication skills and personality are a must!
Personality is everything. Look at the world”s most famous
celebrities—they have talent, but personality is the driving force in
their success. If you don’t have it, you won’t make it—plain and simple.
·The third eye. Know your value. You don’t have to be arrogant or overly
cocky. Never settle for less—in relationships, jobs or grades. A man must
know his value in a world where he is constantly marketing himself. But
don’t value yourself so highly you are unable to learn from others.
·The sniping four: Don’t let your college experience overshadow your
family. Fall semester, I realized my college career was taking up so much
of my life that I was neglecting my family. I quickly fixed the problem.
Habitat my need your help building a house, but don’t let your family’s
framework fall apart at home.
·The oracle five: This is for those who make the laws and regulations
we live by. Please don’t be naive. Just because it’s illegal doesn’t
mean students are not doing it! Students, dont’be naive and think
Crimewatch won’t discover you. We’re not immune to anything.
·Nostradamus six. Things may change, but we still have room to grow.
Downtown has finally opened up to the black students. We can have parties
and events comfortably at a few of the downtown clubs—which has been
lacking. All downtown clubs don’t have a welcome mat. They claim their
insurance policy doesn’t cover “hip-hop parties.”
·The turbulent seven: Never date anyone you couln’t see marrying or
being in a long-lasting relationship with. The older you get, the more
tiring relationship games are.
·Ethereal eight: Just trust the process! Things in life happen for a
reason. We’ve all had situations we didn’t enderstand. I’m beginning
to see why god allowed certain things in my life to occur: they have made
me a better, stronger, realer person.