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This June, it will have been six years since I graduated from high school. It's considered cool to look back on those years with bitterness and cynicism, and lament how you never "fit in" or whatever. Hell, it was cool back then, and made my best effort to be miserable for all four years.
But that doesn't get you anywhere in the long run, and as I look back with 20/20 vision now, I realize just how amazing my years in high school were. Sure, I had problems; everyone does. The bad times were heavily otweighed by the good times though, and that's a fact.
I know alot of you are in high school now, and you're looking forward to getting out. You're ready to go to college, move away from home, get a job, or do any of the millions of things that aren't possible as long as your life is dominated by the end-of-class bell. I'm not telling you to stop looking forward to those things. It's good to have goals and dreams.
What I am saying is to slow down, and take a look around. There are many things that you can do in high school that you can't do anywhere else. Once it's over, it's really over, and there's no going back. There are people you see every day now that you'll never see again after graduation. You'll find that you miss alot of the things that you took for granted, and even some of the things that you hated. Enjoy them for as long as you can. Don't be in a rush to grow up. Responsibility wil come your way sooner or later, so appreciate not having any.
Once you get out of high school, time starts to fly. I was told this and I didn't believe it at the time, and I'm sure you won't believe it now. It's true though, and before you know it you'll be a twenty-something reminiscing about the good old days. I suppose this message can apply to anything, even myself and my desire to just get done with college. But high school is special, because it's the last time that you're allowed to be a kid until you have your own.
So to borrow the old cliche: stop and smell the roses, eh?
This June, it will have been six years since I graduated from high school. It's considered cool to look back on those years with bitterness and cynicism, and lament how you never "fit in" or whatever. Hell, it was cool back then, and made my best effort to be miserable for all four years.
But that doesn't get you anywhere in the long run, and as I look back with 20/20 vision now, I realize just how amazing my years in high school were. Sure, I had problems; everyone does. The bad times were heavily otweighed by the good times though, and that's a fact.
I know alot of you are in high school now, and you're looking forward to getting out. You're ready to go to college, move away from home, get a job, or do any of the millions of things that aren't possible as long as your life is dominated by the end-of-class bell. I'm not telling you to stop looking forward to those things. It's good to have goals and dreams.
What I am saying is to slow down, and take a look around. There are many things that you can do in high school that you can't do anywhere else. Once it's over, it's really over, and there's no going back. There are people you see every day now that you'll never see again after graduation. You'll find that you miss alot of the things that you took for granted, and even some of the things that you hated. Enjoy them for as long as you can. Don't be in a rush to grow up. Responsibility wil come your way sooner or later, so appreciate not having any.
Once you get out of high school, time starts to fly. I was told this and I didn't believe it at the time, and I'm sure you won't believe it now. It's true though, and before you know it you'll be a twenty-something reminiscing about the good old days. I suppose this message can apply to anything, even myself and my desire to just get done with college. But high school is special, because it's the last time that you're allowed to be a kid until you have your own.
So to borrow the old cliche: stop and smell the roses, eh?
