Augusta College - White Columns Yearbook (Augusta, GA)

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JAY HANCOCK Jay Hancock, a 24-year old senior graduating cum laude in June 1979, has become a youthful sage who no longer squanders time or centers his life around a single entity. Two years ago Jay and his wife divorced, although under amicable conditions. And at that time Jay ' s world came to a temporary halt. Not being married anymore, he said, was difficult to get used to. I no longer was part of a couple; no longer could I preface my thoughts with ' we. ' It was scary. It was so quiet I could hear my own heart beat. During that end — beginning — transitional period, I had a lot to learn. Amazingly, he admits, after the realization that I was truly alone seeped In, and after my acceptance of it, I became free to do the things I ' d either never done before or always wanted to do, but which marriage and Its responsibilities often prohibited. Now Jay Is his own person. He no longer is tied down to another person ' s career and goals. He moves about freely and revels in being able to explore himself and the world. Today, he says, time Is of more Importance to me than anything else. And I try to use each moment wisely. The summer after his divorce. Jay did the one thing he ' d always dreamed of. I sold almost all my possessions to finance a trip to Europe. And you know, he recounts, selling all those material things seemed difficult at the time, but later, even now, I realize those things were just like a boulder holding me against the wind. I never could have afforded the beauty and experience of traveling abroad without what seemed at the time to be a tremendous sacrifice. With the aid of a Eurall Pass, Jay travelled through those European countries he could visit In a leisurely fashion . Few people realize how exciting travel Is, he says. In each country, and at every moment I was unbelievably happy. I did all the touristy things, as well as the non-touristy; and when summer ended, I was not ready to return to the States. I just wanted to keep traveling on Into Africa, or Asia. Traveling unencumbered, as I did, is like a pilgrimage Into one ' s self. During the school year Jay, a student who Is highly respected by his professors, spends the majority of his time working studying. For two years, until he became disillusioned, Jay was a member of the SGA Senate. Now between classes, or after work. Jay can be found drinking a beer with friends at the Cafe, or shopping for books at his favorite haunt. The Salvation Army. Some Christmas, he says with a grin, I ' m gonna ' bang a tin cup for them in front of Sam Solomon ' s. Jay plans to return to Europe soon, money depending. I will go some time after graduation and between graduate school. Jay forgets to mention that between the two he must be in Washington, D.C., for a highly coveted six-month Internship In the office of Georgia ' s Senator Sam Nunn. I hope, he says modestly, that I can be accepted at Georgetown University. It ' s the best place for an aspiring career diplomat, and that ' s what I plan to do with my life. But not before he has a chance to participate as a volunteer in the Peace Corps, and not until countless other ever-arising goals are met. As for remarriage, he says not cynically, It ' s not In my Immediate future. Singleness provides too many opportunities, and I want to take advantage of all of them

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