Semester Reflection - Fall 2022

Long night walks and late night talks brought me back here again. 

I realized, over the course of the semester, that I've sort of become a workaholic again. Post-semester blues are hitting and the loss of structure has sort of led to a collapse in my daily routine. I need the discipline again. I think this is why I hate going on vacation -- I feel so complacent and restless such that I am more than eager to return to my usual pace. 

The semester was okay. I took 12 credits, with 2 that were physical education/gym. I skipped most of my classes, as usual. Maintained a 4.0, but it's not an achievement anymore, it's the norm. At least I was consistently working out and even discovered a new hobby - bouldering. 

Made a couple mistakes. First, don't get into others' drama. No good. Don't look for more issues. Second, read carefully. Got the chess club's credit card taken away because I misused it. Okay, got over that quick. Stressful, yes, but no real consequences. Need to be more careful next time. Thirdly, don't get too attached to anyone who you're talking to. Dating is fickle, online dating even moreso. Reserve yourself for people who you trust. 

Okay, I admit. I have been neglecting philosophy for quite a bit, but I'm ready to jump back in during winter break and hopefully I can finish a manuscript of a thesis I have. Building on what I have been writing so far, I plan to add an introduction that can hopefully bridge towards and strengthen the Moral Argument for the Existence of God. Then, I plan to make the idea more palatable towards evidentialists with arguments from moral encroachment. I think all these things coming together, and working together, can make the moral argument even more compelling. 

Lastly, my future career aspirations. I am commiting to medicine. I will be taking the MCAT in May. When I got an A in biochemistry and mammalian physiology, two of the hardest courses I have taken yet, I decided that I was smart enough to go into medicine, and to not do so was a waste. What compels me? The parable of the talents. Noblesse oblige. The idea that you are to do as much as possible with the gifts given to you. I secured a letter of recommendation from my biochemistry teacher already. LFG. 

See you next time, 
Jeff

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