Nature

I went hiking yesterday at Tilden Park with a friend. I'm usually not too fascinated by nature. I am not a big fan of taking pictures of scenery, and not particularly fond of learning about the fauna and flora. Yet, yesterday I found the hike to be quite exhilarating. My friend and I hiked for miles at a time where we would be the only ones on the trail, not a sign of other people or anything else manmade. Sometimes we would be walking in complete silence, taking in the sound of each crunch against the fallen crispy tree bark, the smell of mushy decay in the mud, the small buzz of insects flying around, until
"God, I can't believe I got 24 pts below average"
"omgg, its okay, I got below average too. Soooo baddd"
FUCKK, it just seems like we are always so consumed by our grades on ONE test, in ONE class. It seems like such a small and menial part of our lives, yet we place so much importance on it, and we worry and worry and worry non stop over it. In the midst of everything, our own individual lives and worries are such a microcosm of what is really out there, yet we always seem to lose sight of the big picture and develope myopia, where all we see is this ONE test, in ONE class, this ONE point that I could've gotten, but because of my stupid mistakes, I couldn't. Seriously Lisha, get a grip on yourself.