Advent Reflection - December 2, 2021

Advent Reflection, December 2, 2021

 I am at California State University of San Bernardino and answered today's Advent Reflection while sitting and waiting for a serious form of application for consideration of Doctoral Affiliation with my Alma Mater.  It is wonderful to sit in the Student's Center and look to my left to see the Campus and the students strolling to their next class to complete this quarter's final week of completing this year 2021.  My desires comes strongly in reflecting on the decision to be a Student.

I am a Perpetual Student.  Even after graduating and sitting at my Alma Mater, I am still a student learning and learning from all of my past and what my future brings from this present moment.  It has been a difficult year.  And returning to Study has always been a refuge from a serious form of being accused as someone not to be taken seriously.

These accusations are failing as I continue to study.  Doctors may diagnose a serious disorder and I study how they determined this diagnosis.  And they fail in the diagnosis.  I study further.

A Window at California State University of San Bernardino
Photo taken by Meryl Viola Bravo

I was considering how the past brings up how school and study became a part of life and what the holiday season brings to a Perpetual Student.  And I recalled how well my father and mother maintained the conditions that this would lead to a good future and a life well built on the best decisions a young person would lead.  And I sit.  Enjoy some hot cocoa and realize the chocolate cake and pasta requires exercise from all of the sitting and a film is probably not so good an idea after enjoying these forms of  delight without a temperance of well care for the human body and health of a person.  Can food be a comfort from so much study?

Only if food provides nourishment for the work that will be accomplished.  As for this consideration, Thanksgiving was accomplished with Turkey and full dinnerplates.  And the tremendous care I had before this season is taking its toll in recalling how I felt before the seasonal food intake Thanksgiving can provide for Greeting and Delight.  And I realize, vegetables will be the delight and not too much chocolate.  And savoring it will come at a special occasion and very special, indeed to savor the DELIGHT!