On my way to work this morning, I noticed something about traffic. So much of the driving experience depends on the car directly in front of you, however, when there is a problem or delay on the road, how rarely it is the fault of the car directly in front of you. How can something be so faultless yet so influential to the outcome of events?
This blows my mind. I am going to give this more thought.
I’m an adult tomorrow and I’m not sure how I feel about this yet.
First, here is a list of everything that I am now permitted to do under the law:
(By the way, I am not a lawyer. So, if you need proper and official legal advice, please see a qualified source or seek proper legal council.)
Second, here is a list of all of the things I have learned in the 18 years of my life:
1. I do not know everything and I do not have all the answers.
2. Listening to what others have to say is often more beneficial than contributing your opinions.
3. Smoking cigarettes IS truly ‘bad’ for one’s health. I have never met a true smoker (in contrast to a dabbler), yet, who has suggested that smoking did or does them anything more than provide an addiction.
4. First impressions of people are usually inaccurate.
5. There is more power in literature than the majority of people think.
6. If you pick your hero based on who everyone else picks, you’re not actually picking a hero.
7. Statistics are usually not completely accurate.
8. Exercise is one of the most powerful non-medicinal tools against stress.
9. On an average day, many people (including myself) do not step out of the box to do something positive for someone else. When I have the opportunity to step out of the box to do something positive for someone else, it makes me feel really good.
10. It is never a good idea to panic, in any situation, ever.
11. Everyone learns in different ways.
12. Finding a time during the day to reflect on oneself is a vital step towards a balanced day.
13. Some of the most depressing moments in life are not necessarily the tragedies, but instead, the moments when you surround yourself with negative thinking and people who constantly complain.
14. Television is one of the biggest distractions in modern society.
15. The ‘journey’ is usually better than the ‘destination’. The ‘destination’ is usually a reward or token which symbolizes the greatness of the ‘journey’.
16. Being honest is always the most important thing, even if it is painful.
17. Learning in itself, is designed primarily to be an experience for the self, not society.
18. Life is too short to waste.
With these things that I have learned combined with the privileges to which I am now legally entitled, I plan on living on living and exploiting the result of my learnings.
I am very happy to be alive and especially happy to reach adulthood, but I want to take every moment slowly and fully because I don’t want to miss a minute of whatever is to come in the future.
