What has made this year so special for me

This year has been very special to me. The main reason for that is that this was the year when I discovered RENT. RENT has done many things to my life. First of all, it has opened my eyes a little wider to see what's going on in the world. It has made me more aware of issuses that maybe I've never come in contact with yet and therefore haven't really been forced to noticed yet.

RENT has also affected me inside. Personally, I'm not exactly sure in which way, but I know it has. I'm not sure either why RENT became what it did in my life, and why it didn't turn out to be "just another broadway show". I think the reason is that some of the messages that are in the show may help me in my life, and help me to overcome obstacles that I will be faced with. I don't think I'm supposed to know the answer to those questions yet, I think that it's something, that in time, will become clear and obvious. Another reason why I think that I was drawn to RENT, was the "searching for yourself" theme of the show. I think that I'm at a point in my life where I'm trying ot figure out who I really am, and the real reason that I am here.

What I have also gained this year is a sense of a community. The time when I felt this the most was when I was at the last show of the Canadian Cast in Toronto, on July 26th, 1998. Everyone was there for the same reason, their love for the show. On that night, in that theatre, under the sounds of clapping and cheering, I felt a bond with everyone there. A bond of friendship, understanding and unity. It's something that I can't really explain, I don't really know how to put what I felt into words, but I think anyone who was there could feel it too. I think that there are a lot of people who have never had the chance to experience being a part of a community like that....and I think that's sad.

I truely believe that I became interested in RENT for a reason, and that it wasn't just a coinsedence that the OBC sang Seasons of Love on a show that I was watching and that I never gave up the quest for tickets.

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