I have my hopes and dreams and wishes. we all do. Some are crazy and outstanding(rock star, actress, secret agent), and others are down-to-earth and conservative(doctor, lawyer, garbage man), but no matter how different they are, they are what gives us hope in the future and makes us smile.
I personally want to double major in Spanish and education and minor in art, and I hope to travel to a third world spanish-speaking country as a missionary and teach english as I spread God's love. then return to America and either teach spanish in high school or be an elementary teacher.
yes, elementary school. Children are so amazing to me. they look up to you, even though sometimes they pretend not to. they are so passionate, much more than many adults, and incredibly smart for the amount of time they've existed on earth. I mean, if you sit and talk with small children and play games, you learn so much. When I baby-sit, I sometimes learn more than I do in a day of school. absolutely amazing. they have such strong emotions of all kinds. when they are happy, their extreme happiness is demonstrated through their wild and uncontrollable behavior and ear--popping screams of joy while adults only smile or laugh with happiness. when they are mad, they throw tantrums and scream in another tone. ay. sure, some say that adults don't do that, because they are more mature and can control themselves better and that's true to a certain extent, but adults are also more easily embarrassed and ashamed. we all have child-like qualities inside of us, I mean, where does all that silliness go? We make up for our loss of fun by criticizing others who have not. stupid freshmen, dumb teenagers, ignorant adolescents. ever heard that? ever said that? I don't really appreciate those stereotypes and I would never catch myself saying that, because it's offensive and rude, but sometimes they apply. Some of you have no plan for your future. you're just taking it as it comes. doing drugs, drinking, smoking, dropping out of high school. all that effects your future, it slowly destroys it. every time you smoke, you probably knock off another week of your life. not so cool. bet you think you're taking the easy way out by dropping out of school and getting your GED, but that doesn't get you very far. maybe a job at a restaurant or Wal-mart. The military doesn't always accept a GED, and if you drive under the influence and get in a bad accident and have to have surgery that leaves you physically disabled, you can't join the army. That's what happened to my neighbor. he drove drunk and got into a real bad acccident. three of his friends died and he had a fractured femur. now he has a metal plate in that leg and walks with a limp and won't be able to join the army. he dropped out and is too lazy to even get his GED. he lives with his parents and mooches off of them and he'll probably live there for many years to come. it's sad. I've known him most of my life and never thought he would make that type of a decision. that one night changed his entire life and left him without many options. I try to talk to him and help him make the right decisions, but he's stubborn and doesn't know what's good for him. I worry for him and pray for him, because he is still God's son and my friend. God didn't let him die that night, because God needed him for something else, but Chris doesn't realize it and he's still making the careless mistakes that almost got him killed.
Why do people get drunk anyway? if anyone can answer that question, let me know, because I see no point. there is always another solution to any problem.
Your high school and college years should be cherished. These are the years when you become the person you will be for the rest of your life. I know some people that are doing great and going on to college with scholarships and are very careful with their decisions and I say to them, "right on! you got the right one baby! uh huh!" but I also know others who are senseless and careless and loose with all their decisions. They graduate high school and go on to college and experience the party life. they start drinking and cursing and hanging out with the wrong crowds. I just pray that those people either know who they are or have very good friends who will let them know that the direction they are going only leads to a dead end.
So, in conclusion, I would have to say that the question is not who will I become, but rather, " WHO WILL YOU BECOME?"