I look to the past years with
sadness as I think about the things I didn’t do. My regrets on not making the
most of my time during high school. It’s the time before I changed my
personality in grade twelve that I regret making zero monumental and memorable
moments. There’s probably a big list of things I would do if I could relive it
again.
One thing I would do would be to
study harder and try to excel in all my subjects. When I look at my past
graduation and my brother’s graduation, I question if only I knew about the
awards and scholarships. I probably could have achieved it and went to a better
post-secondary. I would also participate in more extracurricular activities to
be more involved within my school and my community. It’s a shame I wasted my
high school years not getting good marks to be accepted into well known
universities. Right now I understand that education is important, but my high
school grades can’t grant me the acceptance to a certain program. Like I said
before, school should not accept people based on smartness, but rather the
passion to learn.
Another thing I would do would be to
ask the girl that I liked since elementary school. Till now, I never knew if
she liked me or not. Perhaps at that time, I should have been more social so
that I could get to know people more and make long lasting friendships or
relationships with people. I probably would have met someone if I was like that
instead of being single and alone.
Looking back, I think these were the
biggest regrets in my life. I should have worked and studied in school like no
tomorrow, participated in many extracurricular activities, and be more social
and open myself to others. Just thinking about the potential possibilities and
opportunities I missed makes me depressed and think how big of a failure I am.
So what can I do now? I can’t turn
back time nor stop it to redo what I regret not doing. I can only look forward
to the unpredictable future and live life to the fullest each day. Do the
things I enjoy and make me happy and hope that the positive in the present and
the future can overwrite the regrettable past. No matter how hard I try to hide
my past, it will still be there. So, I urge you to make the most of your life
and do the things that matter most to you so you won’t live with regrets like I
did.
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