This Is The End
Truth is, I hated my best friend when I first saw her because she wore jeans the first day of school.
That was in sixth grade. And things have changed since then. We made it past the dark ages known as middle school and ended up inseparable.
It’s been almost six years to the day since we met. We’ve gotten taller, the phones have gotten smaller, and the years seem to go by much quicker.
This September 3rd, the Arrowhead High School Class of 2014 will be starting its senior year. My senior year. And there are a lot of things that could be said about that. Because after this year our lives will be different whether we like it or not.
And in my mind that change can be summed up in one word: college. The word that triggers almost every emotion I have.
The relationship I have with college is kind of like the one I have with my best friend. It’s taken a complete 180. I’ve come around to it, and most of all the positive aspects have come to light.
And the most that we as seniors can do now is make this our best year yet, because this is the end of the status quo.
Like I said before, there’s a lot to be said and a lot of advice to be given. And I’m sure like me, my peers have gotten an earful of it from everyone from distant relatives in awkward family gatherings to parents on a daily basis.
But in my case, I take more notice of the things my peers say, because they’ve been there a lot more recently than any adult. So I guess what I would say to my peers is this. You want to make people better off with you than without you. And that’s how we can make our senior year the best one yet. Because this is not only the end, this is the beginning. So start off or end off—whichever you prefer—right.
Accepting “the end”, or change, is something that we all have to deal with one way or another and the unknown should be viewed with optimism instead of pessimism. The unknown is not a vast wasteland; it is a blank slate ready to be filled with experiences and accomplishments. Be excited, not worried. Be happy, not sad. Because in the end, there is no end.
