2 posts from September 2008

Why do some people um appreciate their life here in the United States. I moved to this country at a very young age. I was very excited at all the new things that I was promised to experience. To be honest, I expected only white people here. My expectations turn out very inaccurate. I even met a lot of people that even spoke my native language. As i grew up, I experienced a lot of different things. I became involved on many afterschool programs.

When i came to junior high, things got difficult. Preteens can be very insensitive. I was not picked on but my friends were. It was hard for me to hear all the crazy and bad things they were experiencing. It soon became hard for me to take and I decided to take action. I had told a councilor but they did not do anything. This just made me feel worse about my friends' situation. Hoping that I can solve the problem myself, I confronted the kid that was picking on my friends'. The kid did not take it very lightly. He asked what I was going to about it. I did not know what to say to him. Not only that he was twice my size but, I had no plans for a fight. I then tried to make him laugh, and to my surprise,it worked. I then asked him if he could leave my friends alone and he did.

I then realized that maybe that kid was just searching for attention. I was thinking maybe he was looking for a kinship that is in friends. I then realized how much friends matter to me. I learned that they make being in puberty just a little less difficult.. LOL  But we have to be cautious on what type of friends that we have. We have to know which friends are actually friends. I am pretty sure that most of us had our share of bad friends. They are for some of us the reason for insecurity and doubt.

For me i now just keep in contact with a few, but very reliable friends. I wouldn't trade for a million dollars if I was offered. Although I know that they wouldn't mind as long as thay get a chunk. LOL Do not lose those friends no matter what!

What is education? Many consider it the key to a successful life; some just feel it is a complete waste of time. No matter how we perceive education, only one thing is for certain, and that there is no clear definition for education.

Many of us start our lives as very happy individuals. Most of us are pretty much unaware of our surroundings. Then at some point in our lives, education is introduce. Many people that were fortunate enough to have education take theirs for granted. They constantly complain about how much they hate school and how much they would love if school was over. I was one of these people. I took my education for granted.

I entered highschool as an under achieving student. I only cared about my image and never about what would benefit me in the future. My GPA was very low during my freshman year. But the sad thing was that this did not even bother me. I was fine with just blending in. I lacked motivation and the drive to succeed. The following year I had gotten worse. I had no concerns for school. And as anyone could have predicted, I had gotten to the point where I no longer showed up for school.

Only one positive thing came out of my truancy and that was my job. During my first months at work, i loved it. I was livng each day in luxury. Each day I was spending, spending on pointless material that quickly lost its value. Then one day at work it just hit me. I hated my life. I had nothing I had no education. Sure I had a job but I asked myself," Did I really want to live like this for my whole life?". I was sick of living a life tha lacked purpose. I then knew from that moment, I had to got back to school.

I quickly got enrolled back at my school. It was difficult. I had to make up many classes. it was very hard and time consuming. I even had to go evening school in order to graduate on time. But I manged to catch up and even graduate on stage. I never had any regrets getting enrolled back into school. It not only gave mr\e a diploma for college but also a new found awareness. I was aware that education was important and if one wants to live a better life one must get an education to do so.

I now enter college with a new ability, the ability to appreciate education and what education can do for me. I am now aware that not only can education help one succeed but, education can be the key to happiness if learned to be appreciated.