Life

by Daniela Flores, 14

What do you do when you feel that the whole world is speeding up for you? Moving from time to time with no limit. As every day moves, you feel like you need to stop. Stop and observe everything and be grateful for every day you get to live. Waking up in the morning being happy or excited that you at least get another day or opportunity to change the world. And going to sleep being grateful for your day or thinking about the bad day you had but knowing that you can try again the next day. Taking a look at your surroundings knowing that nobody cares about what you do or how you look. That feeling of being afraid about what others think shouldn’t bother you because for a person to be mature they need to focus on themselves first. Sometimes you may feel that you need to rely on others when you need to rely on yourself first. Put yourself first in situations and ask yourself if you can do it or feel okay about it. Just like loving somebody, you need to love yourself first before loving anybody else. It’s that way because you have to find the things that make you happy, scared, excited, or even sad to show your partner who you are and the person they are truly loving. You shouldn’t fake or be somebody you aren’t really because for a person to be your friend, partner, or anyone who is in your life, they should accept the real you. If you aren’t real, they will eventually find out, and it’s better to tell the truth instead of lying. And it’s better to find out the people who deserve to be in your life, to not have any regrets. Also, don’t waste your time with people who don’t value you. Life is like a story with a million pages and chapters. As you go through changes in your life, you start growing up. Pages you couldn’t find, memories, and past thoughts. But eventually you’ll find chapters of things that changed your life and made you who you are today. After a long time, you could open this book and laugh, smile, and cry about your life. This is why you should always be grateful because things do happen for a reason. Maybe losing friends was because they weren’t meant to be called friends. Maybe that feeling of being afraid of something made you realize that many people are also afraid of them. Not everything you go through is bad. You have to be grateful for what you have now. Live life to the fullest because it will eventually become a memory. 

Red Bank, NJ