Math.

I've been thinking about my life quite a bit. Making plans and what not. I think sometimes I'm too eager to get to a certain place in my life. So eager that I don't enjoy where my life is. That's not to say I want to get there any less. I'm just thinking there should be a balance. I have a lot going for me right now. Perhaps not a lot in your point of view, but in mine it is. I should enjoy it. It's one of those, if you are always looking toward a goal, what happens when you get it?

I just finished reading a book about high school math olypiads. It took me until my last year in college to appreciate the beauty of math. A lot of it is lost in the mundane calculation learning that you experience for most of your academic career. After reading this book, I have to say that math is incredibly gorgeous. But it takes a lot of work to appreciate it.

I remember reading The Great Gatsby, and afterwards talking about it with Katherine. There was so much I completely missed in that book. So many powerful uses of imagery and such. I attribute it to my lack of education in the English language.

In the same way, it takes so much to appreciate math. Even after all my schooling, it's still hard for me to picture certain things. I can't fathom what it should look like.

It really inspires me to learn more, about everything.