A lot of people say you have to go
through things that you don't enjoy to get to the things that you do
enjoy. Just recently I have fell victim to this. Doing things that I
do not enjoy to be able to do those things that I have a passion for.
As I have stated in a previous blog post I never liked school. To
this day Its not one of my favorite things. I think if I didn't need
an education to be successful in life I am not entirely sure I would
be here today. Although I know school is important for my future, I
am also here because of another reason.
Some of you may or may not know that I
am a Southerner. I don't play an instrument but I am in the guard.
The things with the flags, ya know? Well thats colorguard. For the
past five years I have marched fall and winter seasons. During fall
its normal Marching Band, and during winter its something called
Winterguard (its more about the guard and not the band!). I was
captain my senior year (fall and winter seasons!). And here at JSU I
am apart of the Southerners colorguard. I never found such a passion
in something as I found in being in guard. It has slowly taken over
my life, and slowly become something I cannot live without. This
winter season I was not able to march, and its killing me. Although
it was probably a good thing so I could focus on school it still
kills me when I hear people talk about how good their show is, or how
much fun they are having.
Until recently my grades never had an
effect on if I could march or not. This upcoming marching season its
different. I have to have a 2.5 GPA to be able to march on the guard.
When I heard this it completely changed my outlook on school and my
grades. Grades had never been more important to me. And with the news
I received last night(I cant say what the news is but its freaking
amazing!), grades are my top priority right now. It is so important
to me to do well in classes the rest of this semester and during the
May and Summer terms. Right now, school has never been more important
to me. Grades have never been more of a priority.
I could lie and say that I came here to
go to school, but thats not the real reason. I came for the band. I
came to fulfill my passion. This is why school is so important to me,
and why I try my hardest to do everything I can to do well in school.
While some people are here just to be here, I am here for a reason. I
am here working my butt off to be part of something that I can not
live without.
I agree with you, my grades were never really important to me. They didn't get important to me until I really wanted to do something. Now I'm really focused on grades and I hope to finish this semester really strong and I hope to do well in the summer terms also.
ReplyDeleteTo receive anything you really want in life you're going to have to endure going through things you don't enjoy. Not everyone is the same though and may enjoy things you consider unbearable, but I totally agree with you about hating school. If I didn't have to be here I wouldn't either.
ReplyDeleteIf the system worked in an ideal way none of us wouldn't have to do anything that is not necessary for our majors. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that and we have to do things we don't want to do. My major is Poli. Sci., it makes no sense that I have to take biology or finite mathematics. But this is the way the world works and there is nothing we can do about it. We just have to roll with it and do the best we can.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone. Why do we have to take classes that are on the same level as our high school classes for a year? Why do we basically have to go through high school again for our basics? I will never understand that. All I know is that now I care about my grades and want to do better in school.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that this is a question we all have. I really feel like it is a waste of time for us go through high school all over again.
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