I got Nostalgic

I think I get more and more emotional every day, and recently find myself getting over involved in others emotions and crying for them. This happened the other day at work when a family stopped in to buy some cookies before dropping their daughter off at BYU for her first year. As soon as I found out it was her first year of college, I looked up and instantly had to fight back tears...... what?!? I felt so awkward that I made up some excuse to go away for a little while then came back. I talked to her some more, wished her luck and then later that night sat and wondered why in the world I got so emotional for someone I don't even know.

I figured it out, I got so emotional because that girl has no idea what lies ahead of her. She has no idea how much fun she is going to have, she doesn't know just how AMAZING the people she will meet are, she doesn't know how the path she thinks she is going to take will change at least 3 times, she doesn't know her own potential , she doesn't know how hard it will be, she doesn't know how much she is about to learn about herself, she doesn't know how the friends she will meet in the next week will probably be with her for the next 4 years and be lifetime friends. I got so emotional because that girl has no idea how she doesn't need to be afraid at all, but rather just prepared for an unpredictable adventure.

I know I just got way deep about a story involving selling cookies to a teenager, but it made me think about how there really is no need to fear what comes next. I think this is something that we must remember at every age of life, not just in the 20's where it seems like you are slammed with life altering decisions everyday. The girl in the cookie store made me remember just how worried I was about going to college and remember how worried I am now about trying to be a g&%#$ u* (grown up, it's a bad word in my book). Worry is no good, no good at all. I recently read a quote by Elder Holland that said "the commandment we all break the most is that of be of good cheer". Worrying is not in the 'cheer' category. If we all remember the times we worried the most, we will remember that even though that time may have sucked, or not turned out like we wanted it was exactly what we needed. There is no need to fear, just go on and be excited about having no idea what lies ahead. Life would be no fun if we knew exactly how it was going to be anyways.