The crazy thing about life is that in your youth you spend a lot of your time wanting to grow up. This is apparent when you were asked "how old are you?" and replied "I'm 6... and a half" with so much pride. Its was as if we had to age ourselves to feelcooler. We had to let the world know that we were almost 7. And how could we help it? We constantly saw the older kids, teens, and young adults doing things that we just couldn't do. While our 18 year old cousin came home at whatever hour he felt was good, we had to be in bed by 8:00pm. And on the nights you weren't sleepy at all, you found yourself lying in you bed, in the dark, counting sheep, wishing you were older so that you wouldn't have to follow any silly rules.
And now your about to be 22 and your realizing what a special time your youth was. It was a time when everything is simple. You had no kind of responsibilities, no worries, and are yet to be tainted by life experience. At age 20, I have come to realize that time is of the essence. Just this year I have lost 2 of my fellow family members. The loss made me realize that I still have my life and that I should live it to the fullest while I can. I no longer have this sense that time is endless, like I once did as a young boy.
I say all of this to say, that I don't want to waste time. I know I sound like an that one 'old guy in the barbershop', but time is sooo precious. Why wait to do something tomorrow when you may not even see tomorrow?? I want to get to know as many people as I can. I want to love someone while I can, I want to be loved while I can. I want to be successful while I can, I want to achieve all my goals while I can, I want to do everything I desire to do while I can. And I do not want to waste time doing things I don't want to do or spending time with people I don't want to be with.
So if you know me, you may see a new me. An improved me. A more honest me. A more true me. A more fun me. A more real me. I don't have time for anything less.
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