I learned a lot from my old friend Jacob Hall. He and I met at a church summer camp before my freshman year, and he was going to be a senior. he was like a big brother to me, always looking out for me and giving me advice. sometimes he would call me for the advice. it was a really good friendship. anyway, he taught me a lot about life. he showed me how to have appropriate fun. he made his own music videos sometimes, and we always got a kick out of them. anyway, he was a good friend, a teacher. the main thing he made sure to teach me was how to be an independent person.
jacob knew that i was a very dependent person, whether it was on my family, friends, or pre-planned future. with that learned independence i was able to step back from what i thought i was and figure out who i really am. and that's great. there isn't a day that goes by without me thinking of that in some way. but the part of that advice and lesson i'm most grateful for is the implicit one. not only did i learn how to be independent, but i learned when to be. i am all the wiser about dependency and when it's perfectly appropriate. i know when independence in key.
jacob was a cool guy. thanks, jacob.
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