As I'm nearing the end of my junior year, I have learned so much and have traveled to many new ideas. I'm finally learning how the atmosphere works and how scientists come to discover new things about it. But even as I have come to understand more about something that has captured my curiosity since I was a young child, I still look to the one thing that is more than any scientific discovery that I would ever make.
With everyone living their lives, old friends moving on and new ones being found, I remember what it is that truly makes me happy inside. It isn't the adoration of some large group of people or the prestige of being in an academic elite, it's the simple authentic smile that someone gives every day, or the kind words of someone dear to you. Such times have been a luxury in my life and I learn to keep them close to my heart whenever I receive them.
So whenever I look to something like a sunset I just don't see a placid display of pure colors. I'm also inspired to see what beauty does exist inside people also. When I feel like I'm around someone who truly accepts me for who I am, they are also a part of that sunset. Such a person is to me, something more than raindrops.
Have a pleasant day,
Justin Reid
