a bit of drama

i love getting into character

up until today, i was a drama student. this statement makes me really surprisingly emotional. as my gcse's begin next week, some lessons are unofficially finishing. today my drama teacher was telling us one of his captivating stories and i completely fell into it. whenever i watch a play, or tv show, or even listen to music, i put myself into it one hundred percent. today, i suddenly feel this wave of emotion, and find myself fighting tears. i can safely say that this man has changed my life. just like Robert Jones changed his, he has changed mine. it gives me the greatest feeling of insignificance knowing that over the space of thirty-five years of teaching he will have taught thousands of students, having an impact on them - maybe not as big as on me, but an impact nonetheless - and yet i will never in any way make an impact on him. it's strange how one person can tell the same story over and over and still you'll want to hear it again, or tell you a piece of advice which will stick with you for years. and here's something sad, he will remain a person imprinted in my mind and i will fade from his faster than a telephone call to the wrong number.

to him now, i can only say one thing - thank you.