School

Roughly we spend half of our lives in school. Well, counting from nursery to university. There are so many great aspects of school but there are also several battles. 

Makeups & Breakups. Drama & fights over the stupidest things but at that moment we think they are important.  We rush to grow up because we've always dreamt of being our own people but in the end we discover our innocence revealing that we are still too young to grow up. We can get drunk with our friends, cry over someone who we thought was "the One", it's envy sprinkled with a hint of jealousy. The school is about being knocked down, but failing to give up because you don't want to show weakness whilst in sight of the enemy. You get knocked down a lot of time, then you feeling like staying on the ground. Wishing that you were a turtle so that you could crawl up in your shell and never come out again.

The school is the time of your life where you uncover disappointment, betrayal and loneliness. Somehow there comes a point where you wish that you wanna be all alone, to think, to doubt, to believe or maybe find a bit of hope. It's faking a smile to please others although your stomach says otherwise. The loss of friends becomes greater because of the lies you've heard. You begin to lose trust and faith in everything, so you start to question everything. It's meeting new people, unearthing new possibilities, moving on and leaving the past in the shadows.  

Building a new life based on the principals you were taught, it's being scared of rejection and commitment because you know you've already been hurt too many times. In such times as those, it's all about evolving into a new person who's stronger and interdependent. Learning that you can be happy on your own, seeing yourself for what you truly are. Before these days are finally over, you come to a realisation that school made you who you are today. Though it hit you pretty hard and there were days when you felt like it was being unfair. Believe that it wasn't. Believe that it was preparing you for the best. It actually cared because now you can see that you're still young but mature and surer of yourself. 

There will come a time when you're carefree and fun. With the whole world at your fingertips. You will get hurt, beaten down, but remember that's life. You won't feel like giving up because the school had done the same thing but you managed to survive. If things came the way we wanted, then we wouldn't be grateful for them. Think 20 years from now, imagine that life has screwed you over. Remember that while you were in school, you wanted to grow up and become your own person. And now that you think about it, you wish it were the other way around. If you haven't learnt this like I have, you can't have it both ways and you won't always get what you want.

So I advise you and I advise myself in this moment right now. We shall learn to be thankful for school because while we hate it, some kids wish they'd have an opportunity to go to one. Don't rush through school, try your best. Forget the dense friends, find ones that are right for you. Find yourself. Lose yourself. Thank school after you graduate. 

I couldn't find any positive school pictures but I loved this one--->