It's All Happening

What a wonderful day it has been. I came to campus a little earlier than planned in order to do one last Ags of OAK shift. I joined OAK this semester because it was something I always wanted to do. Our purpose is just to do nice things or Open Acts of Kindness around campus. We do things from hand out candy, to open doors, to give high fives and say “howdy” around campus. I’ve had an awesome time being a part of this group and was sad to have my last shift time this morning. We decided to go to every floor of the libraries on central campus and hand out candy (Smarties) to the people studying.

Near the end of the shift, my OAK partner, Rachel asked an Asian woman if she would like some candy. The lady looked at her, paused for a few seconds, and asked, “But, why?” Rachel laughed and simply told her we were handing out free candy for no reason. Then the lady responded with “Why do you do such good things?” I laughed this time too, waiting for Rachel’s response. I honestly don’t even remember how she responded, but she could have said one of many things: because it’s the mission of our organization, because we like doing nice things, or because this is Texas A&M. It’s awesome how such a simple concept can brighten so many people’s day. While I was handing out candy a girl asked me, “Hey, aren’t y’all the nice people?” I responded, “Why yes, yes we are.” Whoop for Ags of OAK.

After my shift I went to the Marketing and Communications Graduating Senior Luncheon. It’s all happening so quickly: goodbyes, pictures, hugs, and tokens of appreciation. I don’t want it to happen, but at this point there is nothing I can do to stop it. In the words of Dalton, quoted from ‘Almost Famous’, “It’s all happening.”