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Nocturnal unrest
I've been not sleeping well as of late. For some reason, I go to
bed and a recurring question keeps me awake. "What have I done today
to help better my future and the future of those around me?" I ponder this
question for hours at a time.
The reasons for this maybe that the "authority figures" around me
tell me that the future does not hold much in store for me. Another reason
is that I'm concerned with wasting time. I want to be sure that everyday
I'm bettering myself, not waiting until the new year to make resolutions,
but to improve myself on a daily basis. Finally, I think I read too much.
I'm really concerned when I see members of our generation falling
into ruts of apathy. Generally, the reason they do fall is because they
become victims of the reasons I listed. The "authority" tells them there's
nothing ahead, so why should they even bother moving forwards. Time
to them becomes altered in a world of drugs or more commonly self
satisfaction.
I think what these "lost members" of our generation need to do is
see themselves as a whole. We are all a part of this country and of this
world. We need to work together so that our future has a purpose and not
lost under the mistakes of the generation that preceded us. I may be
rambling in ideals, but I'm scared. Do your best to tell me not to worry?
It won't help. This fear motivates me. It involves me in the world that
surrounds me, whether it be one person or 2400. Senator Robert F.
Kennedy said, "Few will have the greatness to bend history itself. But
each can do some small act, and in the sum of these event will be written
in the history of our generation." Ideally, if we win the battles, we'll win
the war.
I would like to urge you, fellow students, to rise above the beliefs
of failure. We will survive if we believe we will not fail, but we must
care to overcome. Ask yourself, as I do, "What have you done today?"
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