Home is not just a place but a feeling where people are intimately tied to a sense of peace, and identity, and becomes intertwined with the emotional experiences, memories, and personal history. When periods of great turmoil come, home is a refuge where inclusivity is catered, to and comfort is established.

But leaving home is a fraction of the cycle, such as death is a part of life. When people choose to travel it removes social crutches and forces them to face the truth that there is no one but themselves as a company—a slap of being in the void of independence and an urge to stand alone amid a new stage of battlefield.

In the shoes of students, a sense of finding who they are and where they fit in the world is their compass on the open ocean of discovery. Entering the realm of college is already written in the prospect of an individual’s book after high school. This transition might be difficult, but it is an adage of having a bright future ahead.

They always have a choice of giving up, but instead, they keep the fire of enthusiasm burning under their goals; a fascinating objective, a consuming purpose that dominates, motivates, and will not stop weaving the tapestry of building from the scrapes of uncertainties and unfortunate circumstances. And when they reach their goal, new goals will succeed one another as each is attained. New goals, and fresh objectives—these are self-perpetuating motivators of enthusiasm. When the surge of confusion, failures, and disappointments looms ahead, it is inevitable to view the prospect with distaste, perhaps even fear where it forms a heavy cloud-blanket over the mind.

Despite a mind full of gloomy foreboding thoughts, this generation of students always finds a way— either an inner compass to get back on the physical route or a means to achieve something. Because the problem is not on the feeling of being lost, but how they rebuild their collapsed personality and desire to learn and navigate.

As part of nature, one may feel old in their twenties or approaching adulthood. And a lingering question of “What feeling do students miss most?” is attended by difficulty, often by pain plus hardships. But whatever feeling and emotion they bear, it is a magic formula for success. It is the beginning of all hardships and experiences. When they have something they believe in, then they can put the amazing power of conviction behind their efforts—and mark them well: finding a need and filling it.

Article by Christalyn Marie Tiunayan