Undergraduate / Why Brown: comparison with heaven; I need inspirations [5]

Why do people crave Heaven? Because of the reign of righteousness? Or because of flow of milk? No. They want to go to Heaven, because of what is is. Volumes haven been written about it, but one can visualize Heaven only so much through those. Still, those abstract and otherworldly descriptions are enough to inspire many.

I read Brown University web pages and watched Youtube video clips. And of course, I love Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology and diverse student body. However, they are not precisely the reason why I am applying.

My physical experience with intellectually vibrant communities like Brown is limited, and phrases like "unique student body" or "exploration of different ways of thinking" simply feel a little incomplete in the way "the reign of righteousness" does.

The power of the promise of heaven comes from the hopelessness on Earth. Now, I do not mean my present life is a pain. However, it definitely is more than inconvenient and lonely when my drive for learning and success is simply labeled as "overachieving".

I can go only so far with my own intellect and passion. I need inspirations. I need to feed my intellectual curiosity with teachings from great scholars. I need interactions with people who share my passion for learning with me. And the imagery of the awesome people and stunning learning environment, even though a bit other worldly to me, is covenant that there is a place where my needs can be finally met.