Thankful for Peers

I really am thankful for the classmates I have and have had throughout my time in school. Every one of the ones I’ve known, even those that never became more than acquaintances or those that I have ceased to be friends with, has played an integral role in shaping my development as a student and even more as a person. I am certain that with a different cast of classmates my entire schooling would have been very different, and as a result of those different experiences I would be a very different individual. I am very grateful that I have had the friends I’ve known, I do not take them for granted. I know that a school is a profoundly lonely place when in isolation, and there are many students that never quite come by acceptance, so I’m lucky to have found it. As well as being able to talk to someone in school, it’s nice to be able to have people to spend time with outside of school, even without any particular objective. Having classmates allows someone to grow as a social being, to develop skills necessary to understand those around them and sympathy for fellow humans. Such an association opens doors for every student; it allows them access to the culture of their generation and allows them to play a role in shaping it. The impact of the community on an organism is significant, and should the organism be out of contact with the community, the community cannot possibly exist. Our day to day associations and friendships play a role, however small, in setting the tone for all human interaction.