When Will My Reflection Show
In The Return of the Prodigal Son Henri Nouwen once said “There has been much inner struggle, and there has been mental, emotional, and spiritual pain.” (Nouwen 14), Nouwen’s vulnerable sentiment clearly connects itself to the journey each student undergoes in doing the Great Books program. But as learned through life, sometimes suffering and struggling is necessary to make one all the more beautiful. As I sit here struggling over the words to encapture my entire Great Books program I am, for once, left speechless. Recounting my laughter and my tears all the way to my freshmen year I look at the girl I once was and no longer recognize her. I sit here and ponder over my reflection, as I did indeed select the title purposefully. In much the same way as the beginning of the song “Reflection” in my younger years, I learned to wear a mask that I thought would make me beautiful to the world but over time, with credit to Great Books and my professors, I have learned to take off the mask ...