Choices, choices...

"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." ~ William Jennings Bryan


Life can be cruel sometimes, throwing choices at us that we are unwilling to make or choices that are just too hard to pick the right path. Yet, we could not move forward without choice. It would be easy to stay right where you are now, to have everything decided for you. But where would the fun be in that? Without making your own choices, you aren't complete, you aren't you.

The quote above fits perfectly in with my life at the moment: I am a senior about to go to college. This is the point in life full of choices. It can be scary at times, because I want everything to be perfect, to be right. I have to choose between colleges, between what jobs I want to apply for, the classes I want to take, the way I want to start my new life... In a way, I might sound like I'm overexaggerating, but... Graduation day is truly a new beginning for me. I won't be just another teenager living life; I'll be preparing myself for my entrance into the world. I will be pursuing education at a higher level in order to become a professional in the realm of medicine, a dream I've had since second grade. And to me, in order to reach that childhood dreams, I must make good choices. I must achieve what I want, not wait for it come to me.

So, I suppose my message is this: follow your dreams and make the choices to get there. Don't sit around; reach for the stars. When that darling little thing is wrapped in your embrace, your smile shines with its light.