The path less traveled

As I was capturing the tulips before they depart, it struck me that the path into the Arboretum mirrors my student experience here.

As one enters the path, the trees block some of the light and one walks down in elevation. Not a lot…but enough to notice.  Stop and a person is simply there – nowhere really – going forward is an uphill battle, so to speak, and going back really isn’t an option.  Keep the effort up and the elevation changes again and the light comes back.  At the end of that path you find the heart of the campus.  The heart of learning…

Think I need expresso…