Evolving Stone

When you start getting the hang of life the years start getting shorter. You realize there are so many lessons to be learned but you feel so young that you don't move fast on things. Then by the time you know it, you're older, and you can't move as fast anymore. The world you saw so small before now towers over you. You are no longer a prospect and barely a contender.
The problem is that a prospect is made even before his time. A person is born a jagged stone, but as the forces of the current push you along you bump and bang so much that you become rounded and polished. You become exposed to the elements and harsh conditions. You are then well rounded and are more able to maneuver with ease. 

This cannot happen if you keep within your comfort zone and are not willing to take any risks or conduct any moves of your own. 

A young lady once said, "I would be so different if I lived in California." However, the reality is that it is in you whether you want to be different and decide to make that change. A different town or different city could change your location or possibilities, but you would continue to be the same person until you decide to change.

High School Mathematics in Life

In life there are four crucial lessons: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Those who are successful are those who yearn to venture or those who inherit, but regardless of the situation these are important life lessons. There are also those who never learn or even care to listen.

You have four years in total but realistically you have two to three depending on your age, advantages, and disadvantages. Within this time you can simply swim with the fishes down the stream or hang with the flying fish and do a little of both. So what would one choose? It's complicated...

 I had no one come before me and therefore I did the the best I could. I was young, I was instilled with a mentality based on survival and that's how I thrived. In my mind, there was only what I saw around me. I knew I had two strong arms, legs, and I knew they could make me money. 

During those days you could ask me what my options were and I would mention working at a grocery store, supermarket, agriculture, or in fast food. I knew of nothing else even though I had a good head on my shoulders. I was a naive kid with very little exposure and insight. I did nothing until I was a junior in high school and was seventeen years of age. After countless applications, I was finally hired as a part time food server making $6.90 an hour. 

When it was payday I would deposit two hundred dollars and keep the rest for myself. I would usually end up with $60 and on a good pay period almost a hundred. I put in many hours of my time in exchange for money. I wasn't a big spender but I was a big dreamer. I no longer asked my parents for anything and I didn't need anything. I was told to save up while I was living at home in order to have an upper hand on rainy days in the future.    

Thinking back, sure that first job added money to my bank account but it subtracted much time from my life. Yes, it multiplied my skills and worth in the job market but I also gained a great understanding about division. I understood that time was more valuable than gold, and if you divided time by all your effort and hard work to do something you could maximize the results. The sad truth is that either way the clock keeps ticking whether you make the most of every second or you sleep in until 12pm on weekends.
I was also complacent and I lacked the knowledge to look further. So now I say seek truth, seek knowledge, and don't be wasteful due to ignorance.