Imagine, just for a minute, that university was not required for a job. Imagine that you did not need to get a job. Imagine that you didn't need any money. Imagine that everything was provided for you for a month of freedom.
Here's what I would do:
1. I would spend at least a full day painting something beautiful. It wouldn't matter if it was good. I would just find the most beautiful thing I had ever seen - like a sunset over the ocean - and just let whatever came out of my paintbrush come.
2. I would spend part of every day in a different coffee shop. I would people watch and write and enjoy being on my own but not alone.
3. I would learn what I wanted to. No required classes that I wasn't interested in. I would just google the s*** out of anything and everything that interested me.
4. I would read all sorts of books and plays that I don't have time to read right now.
5. I would cook something amazing every other day and experiment (because, let's face it, every day would be exhausting).
6. I'd learn something new every day, like gardening or snowboarding or mountain climbing or cutting my own hair or making my own clothes.
7. I would go for long walks in parks and gardens. The world is too darn beautiful to ignore while in class or doing homework.
8. I would meet new people and spend time with old friends.
9. I would volunteer doing something I loved. Maybe with animals. Maybe helping women in need. Maybe volunteering at a school.
10. I would busk.
11. I would sleep early every night.
12. I would travel and have adventures. I'd see gorillas. I'd climb obscure mountains and trek through obscure jungles. I might just visit a new city and do #2 (see above).
13. I would write a poem every single day and keep a journal.
14. I would explore new places close by. Maybe go on a road trip. Maybe just check out a neighbourhood in my city that I'd never seen before and imagine what sort of people would live in each house. Maybe I'd write little stories about them.
What would you do?
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