Tranquility in Tennessee

I'm sitting in the ampitheatre on UT's campus at around 5:15 in the afternoon. The sky is blue with some clouds floating by. 70-80 degree weather outside, but the shade from the row of trees behind make it that much more comfortable. The blended iced strawberry lemonade from Starbucks is slowly melting, giving way to the strawberry goodness inside. There are very few people around....a biker here, a pedestrian there, a guy in a blue t-shirt that is literally running around in circles around me, running all over the ampitheatre area. And, besides a few birds, it is silent. VERY SILENT. Not really like that eerie or creepy silent, but more of a peaceful, calm, serene silent. The kind of silent that you would encounter if you were sitting on a beach in the Caribbean sipping a smoothie (or a strawberry lemonade). The only thing mis are the waves crashing onto the shore and slowly eroding away the beach. In just a few hours or minutes or maybe seconds, this tranquil moment will probably be interrupted by something. Anything. However, in this moment, it is just me and the world and God. All right here in one moment. Now, I'm not one for have "alone time" most of the time, but in this moment, I am content and happy and relaxed. i am at peace with myself and with God. In this moment, nothing else matters. Nothing about me leaving to return to the North in a week and a half. Nothing about the mini-term or the group project. Nothing. None of those worldly things. In this moment....I just feel so alive, alive, alive....Ok, scratch the last one. I couldn't help myself...sorry Nicki. These moments are hard to come by on a normal basis, but in May on a college campus, quiet time is prominent. And I kinda like it....