As we finish off yet another exciting year of school, we begin to realize just how fast we are all growing up. For me, it is the end of Grade 11 in high school. And soon, I will be embarking on another busy year, my final year of high school. The idea of growing up never occured to me when I was little. Becoming an adult was almost an impossible prospect I never seemed to grasp because it seemed this time would never come. And yet, here it is, it is knocking at our doors, asking if they may come in. And what must we do? We must embrace it, welcome it into our lives, for it is inevitable.
The last day of this school year was a bittersweet ending, like all the rest. We realize how fast the year’s gone by, just when we were beginning to wonder, “When is school going to be over?” It makes you want to live in, cherish and treasure each moment you share with your family, your friends, your peers, your teachers and even by yourself.
My parents have always told me that this time of our lives, the time we spend at school, are the “golden years” of life. I didn’t understand this at the time they told me but now I do. Although we would much rather spend this time hanging out with our friends and doing something fun, we should never forget that once this time passes, it will never come back. Just thinking about how in one year I will be 18 is an extremely scary thought. I wish I had more time to spend with the ones I care about, but I don’t. So I have to make the best of what I have now.
Usually, when I’m writing blogs, or writing in general, I have a writer’s block. But talking about growing up, it seems that words are flowing out of me effortlessly.
So let me make my point here. The point is that you should never take anything for granted, truly live in each and every single moment and never regret. Regret emphasizes the fact that no, we do not have a time machine, and no, we cannot fix every single mistake we make so they will be perfect. But even if you make mistakes along the way, don’t lose yourself in them but rather view it as a grand opportunity to self- improve and grow! And before you know it, you’ll be moving out of your parents’ protective care and venturing off in your own life. And before you know that, you’ll be wrinkled and rocking a rocking chair… but let’s not think about that right now.