WSCU Campus

I took a walk through the WSCU campus. If I am going to spend the next four years of my life here, I might as well make myself familiar with it, right? I closed my Facebook, put on a jacket and headed out. Unlike the majority of our walks, mine was not as beautiful as the rest. Or at least, not at first glance. There were loud, rowdy boys playing games in the grass. Music could be heard from a dorm off in the distance. And every step I took, I was nearly run over by a bike or board. As I kept walking, I caught myself thinking, "Why am I here?" That question really intrigued me. Here I am in such an amazing place and I am question why? It made no sense. I decided to continue my walk and try to find out why exactly I came here. Of course, as my walk went on, it started to rain. My first reaction was to run back to my warm, dry dorm. But something made me stop. I stood there in the rain and suddenly, all of my worries had disappeared. Soon enough, the campus was a ghost town. In the blink of an eye, it became an entirely different world, but why? What is it about a storm that could clear everyone out so quickly? Personally, I think the rain is so very beautiful. The smell is sweet and fresh, the boom of the thunder is so incredibly powerful and the flashes of lightning are just... Breathtaking. A storm can be so strong and loud but so amazingly peaceful at the same time. When we look at where we are, we need to find that peaceful place. Whether we take a walk around campus or through the city, hike a mountain or simply stroll through the rain, if you just stop for a moment and take a look around, you can see the beauty in anything. And once you find it.. the feeling is indescribable.