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writing assignment from mixup�s diary� there is little i can tell you about the future that you would find helpful at this point. you have had enough rough spots already to know that life is not easy. you have been hurt & know what it feels like to be the outsider & alone. there are days that you can�t even see tomorrow, never mind 20 years down the road. i understand. i remember what it was like. the years ahead will not be easy. you will have moments of pure joy, but you will also have moments darker than you could ever imagine. you will begin to view life a sea-saw; highs followed by lows, a balancing act that never seems to find the middle ground. you will move forward, put one foot in front of the other, draw in air & count days passed. if there is one thing i could tell you to help you get ready for what is to come it would be this� keep your hope in check. you are, despite what you have been through, still a very hopeful person. you see good in a lot of places where there is none. you were raised on �happy ever after� & this is what keeps you moving forward. you want to believe that the best will come. i wish i could tell you that it will, but i can�t. there are times that your hope will cause you to miss the reality of what is going on around you. hope & hurt are two sides of the same coin & you will flip it daily. there will be times when hope will pull you in one direction & reality will pull you in the other. trust reality. there are many wonderful things that will come to you in the years to follow. you will go in directions that you can�t even conceive of now. i would never tell you to give up your hope. there are times that being hopeful will lead you to wonderful places. but be smart about it too. follow your heart, but keep your eyes open. life is not a trust fall. there are times you won�t be caught. oh, & you will pass history, but forget about that Latin class. |
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