Little Things

     Ever feel like you didn't accomplish something? Like you didn't meet people's expectations? Well, today was that day. To be more specific, I found out I didn't get accepted into a college, I fell in love with, this past year. The feeling of getting rejected, is equivalent to getting punched in the stomach - by a professional boxer. Okay maybe that's a little too dramatic, but it really did hurt.

     And I did what every normal senior in high school does, compare. I compared my intelligence, my work ethics, and my strength. I questioned my worth.

     Oddly enough, I ate at a Chinese restaurant today as well, and like every Chinese restaurants, the waiter gave me a fortune cookie. It was just another predictable or confusing fortune cookie right? I was wrong. The cookie revealed a fortune that somehow lifted me up and gave me encouragement.

     "Failure is the chance to do better next time." Being rejected doesn't mean, I should give up, for life is a window of opportunities, a window of choices and a window of chances. As the cliche saying goes, "when one door closes, another door opens."

     If it wasn't meant to be, then I should accept and move on. Instead of focusing my attention on the one college I didn't get accepted to, I should gear my attention towards the colleges I was fortunate enough to be accepted. I should stop thinking that all the work I did for high school was pointless.

     College is that "chance" to do better next time, even if isn't the college I fell in love with. Who knew a tiny piece of paper can make such a huge difference?

Almost There

      We're almost there. We're almost done with our last year of high school, almost there receiving that sweet, sweet diploma, and almost there walking off that stage saying, "I did it!"
   
     I think it's safe to say, high school was truly an experience, and a great one if I may say so myself. Yes, high school was not entirely "great," for we've all had our fair share of disappointments, failures, heartbreaks, and heartaches, but it's those very same obstacles that allow each and every one of us a chance to grow and to learn. A little bump in the road never hurt anybody.
   
     So now we're here, March 25, 2013. Most of us, including myself, are anxiously deciding our next move, our next step in our journey.
   
     "What college am I going to attend?" "Are they going to accept me?" "What am I going to do with my life?" As a senior, questions like these are the ones I am dying to know the answer to. And I know I'm not the only one. We can only hope that four years of hard work will pay off in the end. Oh, and let's not forget about those long, strenuous, and sleepless nights filled with nothing but homework and projects.
   
     Through our ups and downs, we should also never forget those who joined us on the ride. Those who lifted us up, those who filled our days with laughter, those who guided us through our tough situations, and even those who made us cry, thank you. We should thank every single person that helped shape the person we are today.

     What will happen in the future? Only time will tell, but before we reach our next exit, we should enjoy our last few months in high school, cherish our loved ones, and build even more memories. After all, we're only seniors once.