#22 Life Lesson

Let me start out by saying that I'm sorry I've been silent lately. I had such a great momentum there, but I've ruined it lately. I suppose it's a good thing that it's getting harder and harder for me to come up with things I should've done. It must mean I'm doing something right... right? In any case, there are still things I should've done - whether they be big or small. And although lately it seems to be taking me awhile to come up with them, they're still there. Again, I apologize for taking so long. I hope I can come close to compensating with this post. It probably won't be my best, but I'll try! Now, since my graduation from high school is quickly approaching, I've been trying to spend as much time with my friends as possible. And let me tell you, between choir practices and final projects and their busy schedules, it's a difficult thing to do. It's pretty much impossible to get my entire group of friends at the same place at the same time because we all do so much. But of course, I cherish the time that we do have together - whether or not all of us are there. I know for me personally, there have been several moments in my life when I've just zoned out and almost observed the scene in front of me as if I was an outsider. In these moments, I look at the people around me, laughing and smiling, and realize how lucky I am, how happy I am. In a way it reminds me of a theme song to a comedy-drama. You know, where there's a happy song playing and they show each member of the cast laughing or smiling or doing something cute. That's what's going on in my mind at these moments. This happened to me a couple weeks ago when I was at a friend's house watching a movie with a group. As I looked around at everyone singing "I'll Make a Man Out of You" from Disney's Mulan, (and actually that was my first time watching Mulan. I missed out on a lot of Disney movies as a kid, but more on that subject later) I saw how happy everyone was to be there with each other just watching a kiddy movie. Seeing everyone happy made me happy. It made me realize that I have to cherish the moments with the people I love the most before I won't be with them anymore. Sitting together watching Mulan garnered one of those out-of-body experiences for me. I looked on the scene with appreciation to every single person present. They are certainly some of my best friends because I've shared memories with each one of them. It's sad to think that I'll be without them in a few short months, but I would be silly not to take advantage of every moment with them now. I won't spend my time with them thinking about what it's going to be like without them. And this isn't specific to me and my friends. It applies to almost anyone and anything in life. We shouldn't spend our time thinking about what we don't have now or what we won't have it the future because it's a waste. Life lesson for the day: cherish what you have in the present. I'm sure you've heard it before, but it's worth saying time and time again. To close, I want to say thank you to my friends who forced me to watch Mulan. You gave me both a childhood re-do and a lifelong memory. It may have seemed like nothing, but it meant the world to me, so thank you all. Now that I look back on this post, it's not really something I should've done, but I guess I'll just go with it anyway!