During orientation we received a writing from Pedro Arrupe, in the back of our binders. Arrupe wrote:
Nothing is more practical than finding God,
that is, than falling in love
in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination,
will affect everything.
It will decide what will get you
out of bed in the morning,
what you will do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends,
what you read, who you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in love; stay in love,
and it will decide everything.
Many things have touched me in my life, but I still want to know what is the driving force behind my life. What am I meant to do? Where do I go from here? What do I do after Micronesia....? With many of these questions pondering in my mind, throughout the last week here, especially this morning in particular, I realized the love I have for Chuuk and for my students at Xavier. Though I have only been teaching a week, I feel so blessed to be apart of these student's lives and happy to be apart of the culture. I also have so much gratitude that God has allowed me to give my very best each and every day, with lots of energy and enthusiasm. Xavier has allowed me to stop focusing so much on the future and really, truly helped me understand the present. Though thoughts may linger once in a while in the back of my mind, I find such a comfort in Xavier and its students. They remind me constantly of keeping my mind in the present and I am very excited to be apart of that. Who knows if teaching is something that I "love" or could still possibly "fall in love" with. But right now I know it is the best for me and all I can do each and every day is be the best I can for my students.
Miss and Love You All!
Em
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