The Past 4 Years

In the past 4 years of high school, I have experienced more than I could have possibly imagined.  I watched many people walk into my life however some walked out.  Many people walked right in front of me and I walked in front of others.  I’ve realized that those were opportunities that no longer exist. 

I watched people:

Ruin themselves, ruin other people

Make goals, attain them, lose them

Get in bad situations, get out of bad situations

Make the grades, make the friends

Ditch friends, make new ones, ditch more friends

Isolate themselves, isolate others

Be happy, be sad

Break up, get back together, stay together

Have faith, lose faith

Fall behind, get ahead

Lose loved ones, gain loved ones

Go to dances, stay home

Win the game, lose the game

Be in the picture, take the picture

Read the books, read Spark notes

Cheat and not cheat

Meet expectations, fail expectations

Love, be loved

Talk, be talked about

Work, play

 

These are situations that all can identify with.  These situations are the results of the choices we make.  So we make choices, and those choices shape the person we become. They say high school is the time of your life.  Probably because there is nothing like it.  But then again, there is nothing like this moment and the next. 

 

We put people ahead of ourselves, and ourselves ahead of others.  But for one day, we will be equal.  We will walk together as one, not individuals.  And only during graduation. 

 

But to everyone I have ever known, thank you for making the journey with me.  It wouldn’t have been the same had you not given me the quarter at the vending machine or become my life-long friend.  I’m honored to have known each and everyone of you. BE HAPPY AND GOOD LUCK!