Would I have been a different person with a different outlook on life?
I am inclined to say yes, and I think that is the right answer. I mean, I believe that my friends shaped who I became in the cliche of high school. Because of them, I didn't do drugs or have the opportunity to turn them down. I didn't get drunk on weekends and crash my car. I made all of the right choices and prepared myself to go to Northwestern in Evanston, become a journalist, marry an engineer or doctor and live the rest of my life being able to do a job i love without monetary worries.
Anyone see the flaw in this plan? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? (sorry, I'm from Chicagoland, what do you expect..)
The flaw was that I didn't account for other variables. I didnt account for the fact that I wouldn't get into Northwestern, I didn't account for the fact that I would fail to find a high school sweetheart and I didn't account for the fact that I would eventually end up moving to Missouri for college. That threw a wrench in my plan..just a tad.
The thing is, as much as I want to mourn the loss of my future and as many times as Dom tells me about how awesome northwestern is, I think I can get over it now.
I went to high school and made some great friends and great memories. High school was the bomb and I am really tempted to come back and work there. Maybe I can make it the bomb for some future kids :)
None of that was where I thought I was headed at the beginning of this post, but hey.
It's life.
Sameth
Don't worry Sam, I never expected my life to be where it is. I expected to end up at Northwestern and getting a decent scholarship. I wanted to be on homecoming court and qualify to outdoor state for track. Yet, none of those happened.
ReplyDeleteI am still happy how my life turned out. You have been blessed with so many talents yet you can't see it because you are overshadowed by the friends you have. Your friends are the the best and brightest and it suits you to be with them because you fit those qualities. Take some lone time where its quiet and reflect on all your accomplishments in high school. You will see soon what everyone sees you as. The compassionate hard-worker who gives 110% in everything she does.
We will both end up working at the high school in different departments. We can tell them all of our life story and change theirs for the benefit. We will look back at this time and have a good laugh.
Sincerely yours,
Steven Chin(the husband you always wanted haha)