Life. A strange, peculiar, phenomenal gift; full of love,
friendships, smiles, laughter… decisions. Life.
A web of lies, a quilt of regret, a book of tragedy. Life. A maze of
right and wrong, left and right, yes and no’s. Life… a maze.
Questions fill every minute of every day. What should I wear
tomorrow? Should I go to basketball practice tonight? Can I stay home from
school today? You think so? Should I date him? Should I ask her out? Are you
sure? Should I do drugs? Is this safe? What college should I go to? Will you
marry me? Should we take her off life support? Should I risk others’ lives to
save mine? Every question has an answer. These answers are what make up your
maze. These are the paths of yes and no, sure and whatever, I do and I don’t. These questions are the foundation
of your maze.
Every decision we make in life leads us to a consequence.
Every decision we make in life elongates our maze, complicates our maze. Every
decision we make in life determines the future. If you come to a crossed road,
you’ve got two choices. Left or right. Theoretically, a fifty percent chance of
choosing the right path. Theoretically, a fifty percent chance of choosing the
wrong path. The thing is, even if we
make the wrong decision, and we realize our mistake before further progressing,
we can backtrack and try to undo what has been done. We can start over on the
right trail. If you have the attitude of “Oh, I’m perfect and I don’t make
mistakes,” well, good luck getting to the end of your maze. Good luck getting past that dead end just in
front of you that you fail to see.
Whether or not you choose wisely, it is important that you
learn from your experiences. That you are able to say; “Alright, drinking when
I am fifteen isn’t such a good idea, I should have said ‘no.’” Not only is it
vital to learn something from these encounters, it is necessary for a
successful trip through the maze to put that newly found knowledge to use. Next
time you run into a similar situation, you can say “No way, not again,” instead
of trying it “just one more time.”
Through the road of surprises, death, enchantment, mistakes,
fluttery throats, flopping stomachs, loving hearts, it is important that we
realize where we are heading in our maze. Learn from your experiences. Question
the future. Live life to its fullest. Life. A web of lies, a quilt of regret, a
book of tragedy.
Life.
A maze.
I love this essay! It's realistic and true, and I love the questions in the beginning, I can completely relate! Although, (not sure if you want feedback since I already know you did phenomenal!)your points within the piece could've been more organized. Meaning, each middle paragraph that states "why" could've had just one reason why life is a maze. It's not really a big deal though... Can't wait to read more pieces!
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Oh! I like that way of organizing it... I did organize this piece, just a little differently than usual-- the first body paragraph is about the questions being the foundation of the maze, the second being about the consequences of your decisions, and the third about learning from your mistakes. Kinda weird, but I liked it... :P
ReplyDeleteNo, no! I get it now! I'm just super picky about formatting, that's my favorite part of editing :)
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