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To be honest, I wasn’t that worried when high school started. Perhaps I should have been. While I can say with complete certainty that I have no regrets about my last four years in government mandated education, there are tips and tricks I wish someone would have whispered in my ear. But alas, I am the eldest sibling and therefore had to figure out my own way.
Some anxiety seeps in somewhere or the other. It is pretty difficult to sail completely smoothly through high school amidst competitive peers, heavy homework loads, and the occasional skirmish, whether it be with parent or friend.
I don’t know what kind of job I’m going to pursue yet. There are all sorts of things I want to do but quite unfortunately that doesn’t necessarily mean they are practical desires. My parents have been gnawing on their fingernails in worry about the vagueness of my future career. Their prescribed solution--shadowing professionals in different areas.
My sophomore year, a friend of mine presented an English project all about Fate. He concluded that he could effectively stop trying since everything was preordained. Fate ruled and free will was a weak mortal idea, according to his presentation. At the time, I didn’t entirely understand the concept. I wasn’t sure what it could mean for humans if their free will was taken away. How could society function without accountability?
The first day I got to my college orientation it hit me: I won’t be able to see my friends from high school when I’m here in a few months. It finally dawned on me. I will be alone. Without the comfort of relationships I’ve been fostering for years.
In high school you can’t be free. You can’t do whatever you want. You can’t ignore other people’s wishes completely, specifically your parent’s wishes. Your parents aren’t ready for that. What would they do if suddenly you didn’t need their input? If you were totally independent? If you became a self-sustaining being where would their brainwaves have to redirect? These are questions better left unanswered.
Occasionally, humans get things wrong. It’s pretty hard for any one person to do everything exactly as he or she should when there are six billion people on the planet, each with their own ideas of what “should” be. Although mistakes are relative--failing to color in the lines could be considered less of a mistake than failing a driver’s test, it’s still disheartening when you make one. And, let’s just be honest: not making mistakes is near impossible. I say near because I don’t want to dissuade you from trying for none.
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