"Why wasn't I friends with you last year?"

This is my second year as a student at Providence College, my third semester, my eleventh month. And at times I think I have Prov, the social structure, and my friendships figured out. But something about this year that has truly suprised me is the number of rather remarkable people that I didn't know last year. There are people that I completely glossed over and never took the time to get to know. More times than I can count this semester, I have been talking to someone and thought, "Why wasn't I friends with you last year?"

This realization got me thinking about the possibility that there are so many wonderful things, whether that be friendships or experiences, that I have missed out on simply because I didn't take the time. What else am I missing out on? How is my experience at Prov not complete and how much of that is my fault? It's really hard to say. If my goal is to experience growth and to live my life to the fullest, what must I do to make that happen?