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It’s summer time! Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash 2. We get to reunite with our friends from home. It’s been a long semester without seeing our lovely friends from home. The month of May is finally a time to reunite with our long lost best friends. Our college friends are great, but sometimes we just want to go back to our home roots. 3. It’s time to relax. The year has been hard on us, and now it’s time to take a break for a little while. May is finally our chance to relax from all the stresses of school. 4. Start new jobs or internships. We may have just gotten done with school, but that doesn’t stop us from keeping our foot on the gas. May is the beginning of many jobs and internships where we can gain the experience for our future careers. 5. We get to spend time with our family . Family time is the best time. May is a chance to finally come home from school and get in some much needed family time. We made our way through the long semester and now all we want is to spend some time with our favorite people. 6. More importantly, we get to come home to our pets. It’s no secret, we missed our pets while we were at school. Nothing is better than coming home to a wagging tail or a purring cat. We missed them the most. Photo by Veronika Jorjobert on Unsplash 7. Country concerts. Country concert season is here. It all starts in May. The flannels, cowboy hats, and good times are all right around the corner! 8. Indy 500. The 100th running of the Indy 500 is here, and it is an event you’re not going to want to miss. May is full of special events and this might just be one of the biggest. 9. The Kentucky Derby. There’s nothing quite like dressing to the nines and having a great time while doing it. The month of May is home to this event, making May that much better. 10. Memorial Day. Memorial Day is known for a lot of people headed out to the lake. It’s a great time to get together with family and friends for the holiday before May is over! 11. Pool season is here. The pool covers are off, friends are home, and pool season has officially began. It’s time to take the chance to relax and catch some rays this May. Keep Reading... Show less Discover 6 Powerful Lessons from ’The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe’ Life lessons are important, surely it is more magical when they come from Narnia, so here is what can be learned! SAshton 01 May National Writers Society 21655 Photo by Tim Alex on Unsplash Being an English student, it is safe to say that I have a vivid imagination. However, this love for words and books started with a certain book series — C.S. Lewis’ masterpiece in form of "The Chronicles of Narnia" book series. Admittedly, back in 2005, my 7-year-old self first came across the Disney adaption of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" starring Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell and Skandar Keynes. I remember how I saw it at the cinema with my grandparents, I was transfixed on this magical land. Fast forward, of course I wanted the book to go with the movie. Alas, I finally got it. This was the first book I ever read from cover to cover. It changed my life, this book with its magical land taught me so much. 1. Courage "You doubt your value, don’t run from who you are." This quote from Aslan stresses the value that we mustn’t doubt ourselves, even when it feels like hope is lost. My younger self really adored this line. It was very important and it still remains important today. Another key element of bravery in this book is Peter saving Susan and Lucy from Maugrim the wolf, he also saves the beavers. This develops throughout as his courage grows. For me, this emphasized no matter where you come from, no matter how old you are, courage and bravery can be a good thing, especially when it comes to helping or aiding those you love the most. 2. The importance of friendship This book taught me the importance of friendship. It fell that no matter what happens, friendship is one of the most important things. This was evident in the form of Mr. Tumnus and Lucy’s relationship. Tumnus initially saves Lucy from the white witch, later, Lucy does the same for Tumnus. This heartwarming friendship still makes me smile when I think of it. 3. Fighting for what you believe in As a young child, it taught the importance of standing up for your beliefs and never letting anyone else steer you away from them. This was present in the character of Lucy, when finding Narnia, her siblings failed to believe her. But instead, she still knows it’s true and even though she wishes them to believe at the beginning of the novel, she does stop telling them about it to a degree — until Susan and Peter then find themselves in Narnia. 4. To have faith When Professor Kirk urges Susan and Peter to believe their younger sister about the magical land she has found, he encourages them to open their minds. You can see this initially changes their way of thinking, for me, this was a pivotal point in the novel as Professor Kirk had been to Narnia before. Therefore, he urges Susan and Peter to believe their younger sister. 5. Lying is never good (Yes, Edmund) Photo by Oksana Manych on Unsplash When Edmund lies about entering Narnia it has a startling impact. Due to lying, he doesn’t tell anyone of the White Witch or how he came to tell her of Lucy’s meeting with Tumnus. Edmund’s act of not telling anyone the truth means he ends up facing the consequences in the form of being imprisoned by the witch. This doesn’t only impact Edmund, but it impacts Tumnus too. For me, this scared me — I thought if I lied about anything the witch would come for me! This also demonstrates the importance of family as the three siblings embark on a journey to save their brother. The whole reason they stay in Narnia is to retrieve Edmund. So, it is him we have to thank because if they hadn’t stayed there they never would have become kings and queens. 6. Magic opens minds Magic, for children, is vital. It teaches to stretch the imagination and think outside the box. For me, growing up it was so important that I stretched my mind and explored possibilities, because of C.S. Lewis and this one book, I decided I loved English, I am now studying English and creative writing . So, this book taught me to keep an open mind and explore my imagination. This novel is the reason that I fell in love with literature , it will always have a special place in my heart . I owe so much to this one novel. Keep Reading... Show less life lessons Politics and Activism 7 Ways to Celebrate International Workers Day: Short, Sweet, and Impactful! May 1 Signifies Something Larger Than All Of Us, Join In On The Celebration Craig Kanalley 01 May 1157 Photo by Duy Pham on Unsplash Happy May, everyone! It’s May 1 , and that means it’s International Workers Day for billions of people across the globe, from Latin America to Africa , Europe, India , and China. American Origins: More than 300,000 Americans walked out of their job on May 1, 1886 in a nationwide strike...