I’ve been thinking a lot. About the future. About my future.
It’s what’s on the mind of every high school graduate, of every parent of every high school graduate.
It's when we display awarded trinkets, tied around our necks and pinned to our robes, when we receive slips of paper acknowledging our departure from the institution.
I’m torn between wanting to relive my high school experience or running as far away as I can. I’m torn between wanting to laugh and smile or shout “FU!” and spit in their faces.
With each familiar weight that is lifted off of my chest, another one takes its place.
It certainly wasn’t The Breakfast Club or Ferris Bueller’s Day Off or the Disney Channel. I want my money back. The real high school experience is no movie I would pay to see.
I feel like I have a unique perspective, dabbling in almost every social clique. Never quite feeling belonged in any one group, never quite finding my one niche. I’ve been a cheerleader, a writer, a nerd, a Book Club president, a drama geek, a lacrosse player, a school news anchor, a performer, a photographer.
I’m not defined by my activities and my activities don’t define me. How can you define the indescribable?
Yet in all of this complexity, high school has given me a complete image of myself. If anything, I know who I am and who I want to be. You can’t begin your journey if you don’t know where you’re starting from.
I hope that the same can be said for my fellow graduates.
I’ve been thinking a lot. About the future. About their future.
We could be in the midst of making life-changing decisions. We could be in the midst of making mistakes.
I look around. I wonder about who will have their hearts broken. I wonder about who will become lawyers and doctors, soldiers and artists, who will create our cures and make our laws and give us speeding tickets and wash our cars and serve our food and design our clothes. I wonder about who will become alcoholics, who will become thieves or rapists or bums. I wonder about who will give up on their dreams and who will go on to be written in the history books.
I wonder about all of these things.
Such promise, such life. My generation, their future, my future, the future.
I hope we make something of ourselves. I hope we go on to lead lives of integrity and harmony. I hope we find fulfillment, I hope we find happiness, I hope we find true love and get married and have kids who will be inspired by our decade. I hope we come back to our high school reunions with stories to tell of our adventures and accomplishments.
I hope so, I truly do.
Here’s to you Class of 2010.
It’s what’s on the mind of every high school graduate, of every parent of every high school graduate.
It's when we display awarded trinkets, tied around our necks and pinned to our robes, when we receive slips of paper acknowledging our departure from the institution.
I’m torn between wanting to relive my high school experience or running as far away as I can. I’m torn between wanting to laugh and smile or shout “FU!” and spit in their faces.
With each familiar weight that is lifted off of my chest, another one takes its place.
It certainly wasn’t The Breakfast Club or Ferris Bueller’s Day Off or the Disney Channel. I want my money back. The real high school experience is no movie I would pay to see.
I feel like I have a unique perspective, dabbling in almost every social clique. Never quite feeling belonged in any one group, never quite finding my one niche. I’ve been a cheerleader, a writer, a nerd, a Book Club president, a drama geek, a lacrosse player, a school news anchor, a performer, a photographer.
I’m not defined by my activities and my activities don’t define me. How can you define the indescribable?
Yet in all of this complexity, high school has given me a complete image of myself. If anything, I know who I am and who I want to be. You can’t begin your journey if you don’t know where you’re starting from.
I hope that the same can be said for my fellow graduates.
I’ve been thinking a lot. About the future. About their future.
We could be in the midst of making life-changing decisions. We could be in the midst of making mistakes.
I look around. I wonder about who will have their hearts broken. I wonder about who will become lawyers and doctors, soldiers and artists, who will create our cures and make our laws and give us speeding tickets and wash our cars and serve our food and design our clothes. I wonder about who will become alcoholics, who will become thieves or rapists or bums. I wonder about who will give up on their dreams and who will go on to be written in the history books.
I wonder about all of these things.
Such promise, such life. My generation, their future, my future, the future.
I hope we make something of ourselves. I hope we go on to lead lives of integrity and harmony. I hope we find fulfillment, I hope we find happiness, I hope we find true love and get married and have kids who will be inspired by our decade. I hope we come back to our high school reunions with stories to tell of our adventures and accomplishments.
I hope so, I truly do.
Here’s to you Class of 2010.
(photos by me, wearing: dress - Goodwill, shoes and polka dot tights - Target)
8 comments:
Here here!! I really like this post, I am a college freshman, so high school graduation was only a year ago for me... it's weird thinking about that.
Great outfit, that necklace is amazing!!
From Carys of La Ville Inconnue
And I am an old man and I can say that you have a fantastic outlook and preparation for the rest of you life. But I would impart this small piece of advice.
As I once was a person who played the margins ... the in betweener I called myself. Worry less about those who you can be of aid to. Not because it is selfish but because you may need to make sure that you are of aid to those who are deserving.
Starting out on your young adulthood there are plenty of mistakes to be made and lessons to learn. In order to make the former not as damaging then pay heed to what is taught by the latter.
I wish I had something more profound to say but your entry is profound enough! I wish that you had been around to share this with me when I was in high school!
Congrats on finishing high school! It really is an amazing thing, you've accomplished so much already! You're going to have such a great experience in college and you are going to learn so much more.
i never belonged to one group at school either which seems to have been a good thing now ive left..i have friends with all diff interests and backgrounds. :)
love ur peacock feather necklace!
In my opinion,you are in the best period of one's life!Enjoy it!
And good luck!
C:
-Love your nail polish!
big congrats! i just graduated too, its a little scary! and super cute jumper :-)
Love the tights! :)
Xx
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