today samuel and i met up for lunch.
after grabbing a burger we secured ourselves a seat in the wilkinson center
at a table next to some old friends from high school, both of which just got off of their missions.
every tuesday students from east bay post high school come to BYU where they come visit campus and learn to become more independent.
these people are amazing, and so much fun to talk to!
two of them joined us at our table.
Kelly wasted no time and started talking to them right away.
i looked around and noticed that there were many other students from east bay sitting at tables with BYU students, most of which were being completely ignored and i realized how ridiculously insecure some people are and how much enjoyment they were missing out on.
turns out 8 of them ended up joining us at our table and we had a wonderful time getting to know each other and joking around.
there was so much love.
also, one of the boys that was there comes from Argentina, where Kelly served his mission, it was awesome to see them interact and be so excited about the common ground they had!
i am always so impressed by people who step out of their comfort zone and get to know people who may be slightly different.
why do we sometimes ignore others?
what is there to lose in talking to a stranger and making their day better?
i felt so good leaving the wilkinson center and i hope i run into those students again!
--never suppress a generous thought
get to know someone different, no matter how uncomfortable you feel.
that's the point of our life here on earth.
God made us different so that we could enjoy all of those differences and learn from each other.
what a smart guy:)
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