“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Now that I am in college, I hardly ever go home. Unlike me, my two siblings who are also living in Provo go home at least once a week. It is not that I do not want to see my family but it seems as though I always have something going on and do not have the time. I can’t even go home on Sundays because I cannot miss church with my specific callings. My mom gets very sad when I do not visit and ends up calling me almost every day.
Although it is hard on my mom, living away from my home and family has really made me appreciate the little things I was blessed with. I now understand how much life really cost. When I lived at home, the food supply was endless consisting of many treats and unnecessary sweets. Now I am spending loads of money on the basic foods and it disappears very quickly unlike it did at home. I may be missing out on my mom’s delicious home cooking in Salt Lake but I am doing something much more important, gaining an education. I’m not only learning new things at school, I am learning the important lesson of responsibility. With no parental control, I decided when I go to bed, wake up, and do my homework. Although I don't always make the best decisions when it comes to bed time, I am learning what I can and can not handle. Although I am missing my family, I am gaining something else: character.
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