Alan Kay once said, “The best way
to predict the future is to invent it.”
I agree that people need to get active and work diligently to get the
future they want. In order to get
a good future, one cannot just sit on a couch all day growing roots. People need to understand that by
working hard they have a better chance of getting a good job. Competition for colleges and jobs is on
the rise in California. People
need to get active.
We couldn’t predict our future if
we just sat around and let it choose its own path. Some people like surprises but by doing nothing, their
chances of running into an opportunity are very slim. It grieves me to see today’s youth squandering all of the
opportunities they are given. I
have met some very lazy teenagers in my past years as a high school
student. For one of them I had to persistently
encourage him to go to school. He
wanted to be a cop. So everyday he
felt like being idle I would remind him of his dream and encourage him to keep
working hard. He doesn’t have much
of a chance but he should still try.
A person should never give up on their future.
Think of our opportunities as guides. They guide us to the right path to the
future we want or the future we were destined for. If I were to be a pharmacist, I would sign up for as much science
(preferably chemistry) classes as I could. If I were to be a nurse, I would volunteer for the medical
program at my school and I would take a class in anatomy and AP biology. If I want a specific job in the future I
would study or work in classes specifically for that job. But I would also have
to keep in mind that I might not get that job so I also have to have an open
mind about what I could be. I have
to be able to predict my future as Alan Kay said.
It is sad that humans lament the past yet make no move to change the future. So few of us realize that the past is beyond influence and the only thing we can change is the future. You are right, opportunity doesn't come, it must be found. Maybe the problem is that people today have a life so much easier than their parents so they think that their environment will just remain the same forever. It is hard to escape that preconception, especially for those who are always used to getting what they want without work.
ReplyDeleteLord I cannot begin to count how often children my age dwell on things for far to long. Kids these days like to push things like relations to levels of intimacy that they are not ready for and when the relationship breaks down so do the victims of the break up. I'm not saying that feeling bad about something is bad I'm just saying if it lasts for months you being ridiculous.
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