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FreeSpeak
Bit of sentiment
Saturday, Sep 22, 2001
9:51 am
so i don't know about you, but from the beginning of this year and this school year, i just felt that 2001-2002 were going to be filled with surprises. and what'dya know?! for me, it's been filled with a butt load of them "good and bad" already.
so in the light of all the tragic events which have occurred this past month, i'd like to share with you a few words of sentiment from me... ok i wrote this for my english teacher, sorry it's long, please read it anyway... enjoy:
Nine months from now, I will reach the end of one of the most important roads in my life: I will finally graduate from high school with the class of 2002. As I reminisce on years passed, tears of sorrow and joy well up while remembering the wise words of
William Wordsworth: "Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind" (Intimations on Immortality).These words remind me that as I
proudly walk across that stage and receive my diploma with my head held high, there is no more looking back.
The carefree days and innocence of elementary school have long been gone.The first crushes and cliques of middle school have disappeared in the midst of all the memories.Finally, the success and stress, romance and heartbreak, cars and accidents,
and the laughter and tears of high school will soon be added to the never-ending collection of memorable moments.The days of youth and innocence the days of "splendor in the grass" will soon be over.
These memories remain in the past as if they were scenes in a play, which I can no longer act out. I will no longer be able to depend on the support and love of friends as we part our separate ways. My parents will no longer be able to bail
me out of car accidents, speeding tickets, and bills. Now, it is a reality to depend on myself and be my own person, "to choose the road less traveled." However, it is because of those memories I have experienced and those people I have
encountered that I am able to go on. Because of my experiences and loved ones, I will not grieve and I do have the strength and faith to see where this road will lead me.
No matter what has happened in the past, each experience has affected me in a positive way and achieved to make me a better person. My first crush taught me that I should be more confident and secure with myself, while the first guy
to break my heart taught me that I should not leave myself vulnerable too soon. Receiving my driver's license and my first car taught me responsibility, while my first accident taught me that I still have plenty to learn. It is because of these
things and many more that I "find strength in what remains behind."
Even with all the fear and confusion tearing at my brain, my future is a step away, and I am confident that I will experience the same glory and splendor as I did before.
Kristine Pipit
YFC-Dallas
First posted on The Word blog, This World.
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