Wednesday, May 4, 2005

   Last Day; Times of Reflect
Today, May 3rd 2005, is the very last day of my Senior year in high school.

That's it. It's all over. After this it's off to full time at Ace Hardware till I earn enough money for college and then I'll be working towards my Web Design career as well as continuing my art in hopes of becoming a manga-ka.

It's a really scary thought. To think after this it's into the big leagues. I'm no longer mommy and daddys' little girl. Of course since I lack funds I'm still going to be living with my parents for a while but it's still an amazing thing. To think no more roaming halls. No more tardy bells. No more homework. At times it's fun but at times I reflect on what has been fun. You never really realize how much you've done during your childhood and teenage years untill that final day when it finally sinks in. The though that you can't go down to the local park and run around and skin your knees anymore. It's time to be serious and start a new life. Get married and have a family. Grow old and die. It's amazing, and all you can think about is how you want to go back to those days of your childhood and do them over again, or at least sit there as your childhood self and reflect. It's a time where you laugh at how when you were younger all you wanted to do was grow up during those hard times where you were scolded for doing something wrong. All you want to do is grow up. Well, to those of you who are still young and in middle or elementary school, live these years to the fullest. Don't spend your time running out to the mall to have fun, or hanging at the movies as if you're an 18 year old. Go to the park and play in the sand. Goof around. This is your time to do whatever you want and have no responsiblities. When you become 17 and 18+ bills start rolling in. You have a job now and you're paying for things. You have car payments, gas to buy, food to buy etc. soon you're going to be strapped for cash unless you have really generous parents, and even then it's not always good to depend on them because they're not going to be there forever.

I'm saying this to all of you who are young still. Don't waste what you have. Youth is a precious thing and should not be wasted on "Oh I have a boyfriend/girlfriend now." that sentence should not be said at the ages of 10+. I never even knew what sex was at that age and neither should the rest of you. You'll have plenty of time for that later after you graduate from high school. Have fun and be a goofy kid. That's who you are and what you are. Don't waste it because when you become my age and you're on your last day of your senior year you'll be thinking about how you spent your childhood. And if it's full of the same things you're doing right now, you're not going to be all to happy.

Please, hede my views as an 18 year old who spent her childhood at the parks, playing with her dogs, running around with imaginary friends and real friends, making up games and worlds that you could travel to, pretending your a knight battleing a fire breathing dragon, pretending your that dragon. These are all things that should be done as a child and never missed out on because of societies strong hold over childrens minds. It's a wonderful feeling to be able to reflect on this and talk about these things with your friends at this important part in your life.

[wipes eyes] Now I'm getting all teary eyed now. ^_; Be happy and live your childhoods to the fullest. Your not grown yet.
Comments (0)