Living through the hallways
Theme: Life is the most difficult exam
I think that our life sets its beginnings when we become teenagers.
Because before that,we lived on the principles that our parents taught us. In
adolescence,we tend to spend more time alone and that way,we begin to discover ourselves.
We start to realize our perspective towards every aspect of this world,and most
of the times,our perspective is way different than what we have been taught.
These had to be said,because what
I am about to do,has to make sense. Let’s play a game. Imagine that your entire
life is like the years you spend in high-school. And we start high-school in
our teenage years. Remember how scared you were as a freshman,walking for the
first time on such big hallways? That’s where it all starts for every one of
us. We wander confused through the entire building,not knowing where to go. But
then we meet some people that are just as lost as we are and they might lead us
to the right or maybe the wrong path. In real life,I like to call these people
in a simple way: “friends”.
After all those circumstances that you have considered scary,given the
fact that every start is pretty frightening,you get into your class and you
meet the teachers. In life,your mistakes are the greatest teachers. Later on,you
are given tests,like crossroads. Take an interesting fact here: you can’t quite
copy. Because everyone has a different question paper. You cannot live your
life based on someone else’s. Just a second,I take this back. Of course you can
live someone else’s life. But where will this actually get you? Every person
has its unique personality and way of doing and dealing with things. It’s like
you’re given the same directions as another person,just on different maps. So
you’ll be stuck at the same crossroad until you realize that you should learn
your lessons and go on your own way.
As time goes by,you start to get used to the way things happen. You
already know most of the people that are going to your school and you don’t get
lost anymore in the building. You are also used to be given tests,because they
are almost at the same difficulty all the time and you don’t try so hard
studying for them anymore. This is not a bad thing,as you might think. In
life,this is gaining experience. But don’t worry. The waves of change never
passed anyone without touching them. Some of your teachers might leave,and
other strict ones will replace them. Lessons are getting harder to
understand,you will probably fail some of the tests and start freaking out. In
those moments you have to recall the experience you have gained and update it.
As far as I’m concerned,nothing is impossible if your will to accomplish something
is alive.
For example,through my life so far,I have failed a lot of tests myself. I
never seemed to bother,never seemed to care. I was soaked and stuck in my own
misery,never determined to study,as in learning my lessons,no matter how hard
my teachers,my mistakes bugged me. I was making up excuses after
excuses,shouting that that’s the way that I am and I have to be accepted. I was
always lying to myself,believing that I’m always right. But one day it just
hits you,just like it hit me,when you don’t have anything to do on an idle
Tuesday. Or maybe you need a big impulse,a huge mistake to smack you in the
head. It got me thinking: What am I doing with my life? It took me a while to
get back on the track,but at least now I’m at peace.
The tests will always be repeating. You will be constantly learning,making
your way right to the end,shaping yourself through all the lessons,mistakes and
people that you’re going to interfere with,along the path that you’ve chosen. Because life is
what you make it and your whole life is a story. Make sure it’s inspiring.
Afterwards,everything comes to an end. I guess there is a rather
interesting feeling when you’re close to this. I think life itself is not an
exam. It’s actually a sequence of tests that lead to a final exam. That exam consists
in one simple question: Am I happy with what I’m leaving behind? After that,who
knows what happens? But as the wise Dumbledore said: “To the well-organized
mind,death is but the next great adventure.”
