Live Wild and Free

I remember when, on my first day of school, my mom had to tear me out of the car in order to get me to go. I was only familiar with my family, and the thought of having to integrate myself into this new society known as school was unfair. Now that I am a high school senior, I am becoming just the same way. Everyone is always telling me to enjoy this last year, because it will be my best. Now I am sort of seeing the lesson that they have been trying to teach me. Being student is the best position to be in. My bills; taken care of. All the doors of opportunity are swinging wide open, and not a single sole to tell me what to do.

I never have to worry about paying any bills. Right now my parents pay for utilities, a mortgage, and for the food in the house. Right now, I pay little more than my cell phone bill. Even after I get to college, I will still have significantly less bills to worry about than a person my age living on their own and not going to college. The stress just seems to melt away once I realized this.

The only thing that you truly have to worry about is your grades. Since I enjoy learning about things that interest me, like I will be doing in college, this will not be challenging. I am gifted with learning and discovery opportunities every day that I am a student. I could never see myself performing the same remedial task over and over again, like in some factory job. So, my job as a student learning different and new things every day is ideal. I will never have trouble getting out of bed in the morning to go learn about new and interesting things. Unless, there is a test that day, or it is a designated sleep through class day. It is amazing how lenient you can be when you are young.

The biggest benefit that I can see from being a student is that you are young! They always would say that, "youth is wasted on the young." But, I intend to not waste a single bit of my youth. I hope to do everything and anything that will not get me in jail or addicted to drugs. This includes sky diving! Since I have only done this once, I have already planned my next jump; and hope to travel the world jumping in famous areas. I think that all of this enthusiasm for dangerous stunts and the feelings that they come with are what people say accompanies being young and dumb. They might say that I think that I am invincible, and they might be right. But, I cannot pass up these opportunities, because I could meet new people and create invaluable relationships that just might come in handy one day.

Now, let's not complain about being young and not having a laid out path for us. We should appreciate being a student that can decide not to worry, can travel, meet new people, learn new things, and find our place in life.

Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NAU-Memes/109268799196919
http://www.groupon.com/deals/skydive-pennsylvania-mercer-1