We’re expected to have our future planned. On the
PSAT, we’re supposed to choose a college major. We have to decide what colleges
we want to apply to and what jobs we wanted to interview for. Honestly, it’s
all kind of terrifying. I mean, I’m only fifteen years old, yet everyone wants
me to know what I want to be- but I don’t even know who I am. I don’t want to
go all “Breakfast Club” on you, but I have to ask: who do you think you are? If
you can confidently answer that, you terrify me. You shouldn’t have to have
your whole life together in high school. This is your last real chance to
royally screw up.
So do it. If there’s a chance, take it. Be honest
with people. Ask questions, even if you think they’re bad ones- teachers are
serious when they say there are no bad questions. Don’t be afraid of the future
because then you’ll forget to live now. Wouldn’t you hate to look back on your
high school experience and regret it? And what if that becomes your whole life?
Imagine this: you’re on your deathbed. You went
to college, got married, raised a family, went to work everyday, and maintained
a stable routine. It’s only when you’ve reached the end of your journey that
you realize that you never enjoyed the scenery. Don’t forget that the world is
overflowing with possibilities; you just have to catch them before they flutter
away.
I understand if you’re content to live a simple,
satisfying life; the idea of a leap of faith is scary. It’s definitely easier
to just take an office job from nine to five and drive kids to sports practice
after school, and that’s honestly great. I hope everyone has the opportunity to
have a family and feel the wondrous unity of having a group of people that will
always be there for you. Just make sure you see the world or try a new hobby. You
have the dust of galaxies in you, and that’s a gift that I hope you don’t take
for granted. Don’t worry- everything will work out. Good luck.
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