What Are You Going to Do? Enough Opportunities to Change My World?

“Life has meaning only in the struggle. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the Gods. So let us celebrate the struggle.”

Not sure who said this, but I first heard it from my mom and the old folks around the week.

There are glorious opportunities for struggle throughout this and every week.  Amidst the dissertation defenses, we can engage art and performances;

witness drama about the dramas of identity; think about who will teach our children; talk about legacies within our country; and not forget about the people who died and still live with HIV and AIDS.

A great time to also struggle with the idea of what your going to do, come May.

I had to save my senior year bucket list for another time (maybe) and figure out life.  Coolin’ with my tech friends – the ones who bought me coffees with the hard-earned gains of their recently landed signing bonuses – and stressing with my semiotics buddies.  Folks kept asking me what was I up to after graduation.  I was even at the point of dodging weekly calls from my father because, after the small talk, he wanted to know about my post-graduation excursion.

I didn’t have a plan.  Wait! I had a plan but I was struggling.  My plan was trippin’, odd, unwieldy, unrealistic, high-brow, free, world-changing, about to leave me penniless forever, earth-shattering, soulful, a protest, back-breaking, and joy.  I had no idea how to articulate it or where to start.  All I knew was that I needed to get my resume together and be ready with a good answer when my father asked me what I planned to do after graduation.

So, what are you going to do after May 22.