Gandhi once quoted "Be the change you
wish to see in the world". Change can be scary though. It's filled with
fear, curiosity, and doubt. I know this all too well, like the most
of us do. There's this time in our lives, childhood, where we think there is no
evil in the world and that everybody could be friends and agree with one
another. As we've grown, we've learned that that's not true. During this
time now in our lives, we're transitioning to another state of mind where we'll
learn more truth about and we'll learn to accept it more.
Lots
of people are nervous about leaving the comfort of middle school,
understandably, but it's not meant to be that way. The next four years will be
time spent finding out what we do best in and what we like. What we cherish and
what we don't. Most importantly, it's where we'll be spending a lot of our
youth. If we have too many fears and doubts, we won't have enough space for our
dreams. And what's the point of that? So, diminish all the fears you have and
turn them into joy.
In 2017, our high school graduation, you
won't be the same person you are today. Neither will the person sitting next to you either. Everyone will gradually
change. As our personality matures, little parts of our soul will too, causing
ourselves to evolve into something, or someone, much greater and wiser than who
we are today.
As we run out of time at
Asa Clark, my hope is that all of us let go positively and embrace what awaits
us this fall.
I, personally, would like to thank all of
my teachers over the past two years who have helped me tremendously when I
needed it, and who have pushed me to excel in all that I do.
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