Word: afternoons
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...wish I had a more academic reason for arriving at this revelation than the resurgence of a few of my favorite sports teams. I also wish I could say this was an understanding that I had come to earlier than just this afternoon, while contemplating what to write for a parting shot. I guess, to quote that guy from the Counting Crows, “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone...
...things harms the little things, which are more important than we realize. You see the discrepancies everywhere: the guy who donates his books to charity but leaves his clothes at school for his roommates to put in summer storage; the girl who cares for disadvantaged kids in the afternoon but cusses out students who disturb her studying at night...
...afternoon and evening that Liza Pope would later remember as a “beautiful romantic fairytale.” There was the carriage tour of Paris, a horse-drawn circuit from the base of the Eiffel Tower and back again. There were the gardens, and the roses—a field full of them. There was nightfall in the city of love, a gazebo, and a view. There was a poem read and a tear very nearly shed...
...particular, one of the most memorable afternoons in my recent memory did not take place in a classroom or with a team, but instead took place on the grass outside of Memorial Church. There, for upwards of six hours, a friend and I sat with no purpose whatsoever. Occasionally we would watch tourists engage in far-too-racy public displays of affection right in front of us or friends shout out to each other as they pass through the Yard en route to yet another meeting. We even gathered up the energy at one point to drag ourselves to Chipotle...
...time, but when you look back upon graduation these will not only stick out as some of your most memorable moments, but will also make you appreciate the importance of everything else you’ve done at Harvard. And so, the next time you find yourself with an afternoon free of commitments, don’t worry about what you could be doing. Instead, find yourself a spot to do nothing for a few hours. And when you’re done with that, get back to the real world...