My High School Epiphany

Senior year was my favorite year of high school. Although it was just a few months ago I really do miss it. I remember staying up all night just to hangout with my friends and study. There was one time specifically where we would all do community service. We helped out at elementary schools, and assisted different organizations. One event that I felt was most memorable was working at an elementary school’s “Halloween Festival”. It was so much fun! We were in charge of doing activities for the little kids. We had them make witches, and jack-o-lanterns, and even gave out candy! Just watching their gleaming smiles light up and their small hands as they hold a large amount of candy felt so self-rewarding. It may sound strange but our idea of “hanging out” was volunteering. Some other events we did involved helping out with the elderly, I remember working in an institution with people who had mental illnesses, and honestly what some of these people had was serious, but the majority of the people were normal. All these activities help shape my own view of the world and I find it so helpful that I can come out each day with a new kind of knowledge. Looking back now, a few months later, I realize that all my stress as a high school senior was mended by the fact that I could make another person’s day better. Life is too short to worry about tomorrow (constantly). Rather, think about the greater point of life and enjoy every moment of it. I personally view it as a field of daisies where everything is all happy and nice (or maybe I’m just daydreaming now). The point, I believe, is that if someone—perhaps you—are facing any kind of problem where there is a feeling of lost hope, take a step back and get out of your tunnel vision. Give back to the people who are less fortunate than you. Then maybe you’ll realize that there will always be a tomorrow, and no matter what even if tomorrow isn’t exactly the next day, that day WILL come.