Graduation.

My big seester graduated this past weekend and although I am proud of her I simply cannot believe it.  Mainly, because I am just one year behind her and next year at this time I will be wearing a cap and gown, holding a diploma. Growing up is a weird, weird thing and I cannot seem to grasp the concept.  

She's graduated and now, at twenty-two years old, is expected to be "grown up" and she is supposed to be prepared for the "real world" simply because she has a piece of paper with her name on it validating this.  What makes her ready? Four years at a credible University? Over $100,000 spent on a higher education? I'm not sure. But I know that speaking with her for more than five minutes even four years ago, without this piece of paper, could have told you she is capable of changing the world and capable of molding young minds into something beautiful and filling their minds with knowledge.  I know that my sister will be a brilliant teacher I just find it odd that she needed four years of writing papers, taking exams, midterms, finals, sitting in lectures, etc to prove this to the rest of the world.  

I'm excited to see my sister grow up even more in these years to come and I'm excited to see where she will go with her new piece of paper.