Cornerstone Magazine: Spring 2015 Issue | Page 33

Taylin Im Philip Trammell Aleyna Mason Russyan Mark Mabeza At Brown, I’ve felt what it was like to lose my sense of self, to lose the ability to place my love and be honest with those closest to me. In some ways, I’ve also lost my faith, but I’m growing and learning to be more intentional, and I wouldn’t give that up for anything. For our first issue, I interviewed a professor here about his wavering faith. Since then, my faith wavered too. As a priest once told him: “Doubt! But there’s faith in that doubt, and doubt in that faith again, and you’ll end up with God in the end—you’ll see.” I do see. It’s so, so good to be back. One thing I’ve learned is the wealth of return that comes when you invest in relationships. My Cornerstone family, specifically, has lifted me up and cracked me up. Friends are my Brown experience—they are what I love abo