Hello, this is me., Twenty One.

Notes: 12 / 8 months ago

Twenty One.

I know nothing of love, responsibility, true hard work, or commitment. I am young, wreckless, a flirt and a fool. I know I will change and grow as a human being as I age, but I never want to lose my general excitement for life and enthusiasm to bring light to other people.

Twenty-one years are all I’ve known and seen, and to me it seems like forever. I have to remind myself that the world is so much bigger than me and that my existence is a miniscule speck in the history of life. But while I’m here, I want to make a positive impact on the people I meet and the places I go, and leave the world a better place than how I found it. As I approach my twenty first birthday, I just wanted to document where I stand now, what I have learned and where my passion lies.

I want to draw, teach, love, and encourage growth in others. Becoming an art professor seems like the most applicable career to achieve those goals. I want to attend grad school and pursue whatever path I need to in order to achieve that dream.

I believe in human rights, education, science, technology and positivity. It sickens me to live in a country where racism, stubbornness, and outlandish detrimental traditions are still practiced and accepted. It is one of my greatest wishes that I live to see a society beyond that. I want to see a place with efficient and green means of transportation, respect for both human and animal lives, and most of all, one that is beyond religious wars and blind hatred.

While it is easy to get overwhelmed with the burdens of everyday things, I continue to remind myself that everything is relative and that it too shall pass. I’m completely impervious and unaffected by the problems of my high school years, no matter how grave and daunting they seemed to me at the time. Putting things this way is my primary means of dealing with stress or hard times. I’ve begun documenting thoughts like these for the very purpose of having a retrospective understanding of who I am and how I’ve grown.

Visiting places like Hong Kong, Toronto, Seattle, and Vancouver has opened my eyes to just a glimpse of what the world has to offer. It has fueled my lust for a big city with cultural diversity, advancing ideas, and a secular environment. While these aspects draw in my affection and leave me dreaming, I am also nervous and intimidated by such a huge place bursting with people and action beyond my cognitive understanding. The amount of moving parts and places in such cities make me gravely concerned about meeting the right people and what I’ll experience. But, as always, positivity and charisma go a long way, life will go on and things will work themselves out.

While these thoughts are loose and I’ve just thrown them down, I want to take the time to thank my family and every one of my friends who have been there for me. Because of you I am a better person and I’ve had the chance to experience such unique and amazing things. I’m curious to see which friends I stay in touch and close with over the years, and I can only hope I can better you as you have me.
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