Class of 2011! :)

So recently I read this article (located at http://www.paulgraham.com/hs.html) talking about things that High School students WISH they'd known while in school. I was kind of blown away. Most of the time all you hear from adults is the typical speech about school. You'll never go anywhere without graduating high school and college is all that parents like to shove into our tiny little heads. As if they weren't filled with the paranoia of failing already! The honesty is this author's paper has opened up my mind a little. Here I was already trying to choose a job that would help me be "set for life" instead of trying to figure out what I really want out of life.

Yes, I completely understand that if I want to be financial stable and don't have the natural talents of "Shakespeare", as the author would say,  then I have to do good in school. Now-a-days, with our nation in a horrible economical situation as is, you really can't get a job without having some kind of education. My parents have already rammed me about how if my grades continue the way the are I'm not going to go as far as flipping burgers, or working at Wal-Mart for the rest of my life. It never really bothered me as much as it does right now though. Maybe that'll be all I want out of life, who knows? Who are they to tell me what I should and should not do for the rest of my life? This article has inspired me to go after I want, really want, not just what others "believe" is right for me. Maybe working at Wal-Mart is all I'll ever want (Seriously doubt it, but still) I want to do what I want, and be happy. Honestly, I can understand why my parents push me so much at time, I get it. Parents always want their kids to do better then they have in their life. I guess, I just wish they would lighten up on me a little and let me figure things out on my own. How am I supposed to figure out what I want out of life if all I'm ever taught is to go by what everyone is telling me?

Now, I'm not saying that this article has like, changed my life or anything. In fact, considering that I'm one of the biggest procrastinators you'll ever meet, didn't really help my whole "I do what I want" speech. That's kind of a big disaster in the making.

"I do what I want" + procrastination = ONE LAZY DESI GETTING BUTT CHEWED :P

I've seen my parents struggle with a whole lot financial problems, and I don't want to ever be in their situation. I already know I want to go to college, and major in something I really enjoy. I was really paranoid about what to do after High School before this article. I was worried about making the wrong decisions for my life, and choosing something based on financial growth instead of what my heart was telling me. That's all I've ever known because that's all I've ever really been told. I'm just glad someone had the pleasure of writing such a honest article. I was starting to believe that my fate was already set for me. Now, I think I might actually take the time to sit back and ENJOY High School. I might live a little more, hang out with friends, and just find out who I really am. You know what they say, these are the best times of our lives! :)