Cannot believe it

That this is the last week of my first year of Kellogg. It is so unreal, and it definitely has not fully hit me yet. It's been a good (albeit busy) quarter, but I wanted to wish congratulations to all of the incoming class of 2012 and best wishes to all the 2010 graduating class who are moving onto to their next grand adventure, and even the 2011 who are off onto their summer escapades.

And now, some quotes I've been thinking about today:

A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship; he who plants kindness, gathers love; pleasure bestowed on a grateful mind was never sterile, but generally gratitude begets reward.
- St. Basil (329-379, Bishop of Caesarea)

Renunciation is not getting rid of the things of this world, but accepting that they pass away.
- Aitken Roshi

If only I could throw away the urge to trace my patterns in your heart, I could really see you.
- David Brandon (Zen in the Art of Helping)