In 6th period yesterday a group of us were talking about how there are alot of people who are REALLY mean to another kid who had been absent yesterday. A freshman made the point that made me think. She said, "you guys really need to be nice because no one knows what someone else goes through on a daily basis." Typically I keep my mouth shut when people are "debating" things in class, but this I felt too strong for to just keep quiet when a kid said that when they tease him they're only kidding around. Whether or not you're kidding, you never know how someone else takes jokes. It all comes down to the idea that we all need each other to get through life. WE don't know when we are going to be taken from the Earth or how we will go. The only thing we can even truly control is our own actions and how we would treat the others around us. That's the only thing we can ever really do. My challenege lately has been to be someone that would make others proud. Be who I am and be happy to be who I am. It really does make life a little simpler and more pleasant to deal with. Sure there will always be things that try to break you down to your very core, but you just have to keep trucking to get past it. Like today, I've felt completely lost, unhappy, dizzy, shakey, and sick but I'm doing the best I can to use every effort within me to finish out the day. There will also be little reminders all the time of things that are tough to think about. For example: (because some of us are dealing with this right now) the loss of a loved one.
Great advice from a friend of mine: Learn to love the little reminders of those we love who have gone on to be with Jesus. It keeps their memory alive within us. [that's paraphrased from what she had said]
^< I'm slowly learning how to do that, and I think it may make some things easier. I think that it's when days that are super long (such as yesterday and today) that I don't think will ever be over with come to a peaceful end where I can rest my head and be happy to be the person that I am, that's when I am CERTAIN we all have a gaurdian angel up there watching over us. Everyday, it never fails, I think of Reagan on the way to lunch. I miss the smiles and the random "HELLO!"s in the hallway. But those are the "reminders" that keep the memory within me. Those are the type of reminders that keep the fact of how amazing of a person he was alive.
As for now, I'm ready to see where life takes me. Graduation is in 27 school days and I couldn't be more excited and anxious at the same time. A new chapter in my life is about to unfold and I am so ready. COME ON LIFE!, I welcome you with open arms.
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