| 1. | a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.: The use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era. |
How long is an era?
Personally, I've always thought of eras as being lonnnnng periods of time, but thinking about it, there's no need for that definition. It's simply the time when certain things happen, etc. School was an era. College was an era. Uni will be an era.
My friend Helena graduates this year. Assuming she gets a 2:1, she will be going to Edinburgh to do an MSc. I know her through bellringing, and tonight was her last practice night with us. Tonight was also my last practice night before the summer, so there's a lot of people I won't be seeing until late September. Two of them, Peter and Claire, are off to university (Durham and Bristol I think, respectively) so it seems likely I'll never see them again.
It's all a bit sad really.. not really sad, but a bit. I'm feeling pensive and melancholy and, if I admit it, a bit old. It seems like I've lived through so many eras already, so many changing friendships, so much change in my life full stop. I know I'm only 20, and I am looking forward to my life so much, but at the same time part of me wishes things could just pause and I could hold onto them for a little bit longer.
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I know what you mean :/
It's the end of everything for me and I'm not sure what to make of it. I'm looking forward to whatever comes next but it's hard not to feel a bit lost.
How long do you have left at Uni?
Do you have plans for next year or are you just seeing what will happen? I've got another year at uni, assuming I pass this one of course! I've always said I don't want to stay in education and I just want to get out into the working world but now the moment is rapidly approaching...argh...bit scary! I mean...life not being a student? Wha?! I've been a student, ie. in education, since I was 4!
I thought I had plans but I'm not sure any more. I've got some more school work experience lined up for July and maybe I'll go travelling a bit next year. My head's still very much undecided right now though :/
I may stay in education, wanting to be a teacher and all :oD
If you don't pass this year just gone, I'll eat my china tea mug!
I'm with you, Claire, on just wanting to get out of the education system. Both my parents work in it as well, so while people tell me that there *is* a real world out there, I've yet to experience it and it would be quite nice to!
Having said that, I do love university and so I am glad to be here for another two years (again, exam results permitting!)
I hate 'era's of any sort coming to a close, even if in retrospect I'm glad to have moved on. Sometimes it would be lovely to just hold the moment :-)
I hate that feeling. In some measure I get it every summer. It'd be nice to hold on to things and times; but the things that really matter to you stay with you and don't change if you don't want them to.
Exactly as you all said...I think it's less about not wanting to move on...and more about just wanting things to last a leeetle longer. Time really does move so fast, especially as we get older.
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