Corola de lumini, Nr. 18 (1/2018)

Corola de lumini
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The best way to predict your future is to make it
Future…. What is it? Well, nobody is certain. It’s an abstract concept that has
baffled philosophers and scientists for thousands of years. But what makes the future
something so fascinating? For that, I do have an answer. It’s so unpredictable. It’s also a
bit scary of course; full of twists and unknowns… Us, humans, are animals; accept it or
not. We are indeed more evolved than our fuzzy friends but we do have something in
common: curiosity. We are curious, and there’s nothing wrong with that. There’s
nothing wrong with wondering what will happen tomorrow, next year or a thousand
years from now. People have been trying to predict the future for so many years, trying
out different techniques from science to scented candles. But that is impossible, right?
There’s no way that a person could know what something they’ve never experienced
feels like and as a result, they can’t predict the future.
Or can they?...
Abraham Lincoln once said that the best way to predict the future is to create it
with your own hands because no one
in charge of your life, your actions
influence what happens next. You
does it better that you do it. You are
and your decisions which could
don’t need to be a scientist to
know what that means. Basically, no matter what
you do, it will have an effect
over a long period of time.
You’ve probably heard
this a billion times from
your parents and
they’re right, you
have to think about the
consequences; how
the smallest decision
will affect you future,
but don’t let
consequences
scare
you away from doing what
doesn’t hurt anyone, do it!
grow old and realize that you
interesting esting and amazing to tell your
you want; as long as it
Trust me, you don’t want to
haven’t really done anything
grandchildren. Would you rather
be that grandpa who tells his grandchildren about how he
dropped a penny in front of the supermarket and couldn’t pick it up or the one that
tells them how he went paragliding for his 60 th birthday? You won’t be able to tell
amazing stories if you don’t live them!
Think of your life as a puzzle. There are so many parts that you have to piece
together in order to create something beautiful. It will take you a lot of time and I mean
a lot and plenty of work, but the results are always worth fighting for. The feeling of
achievement when you manage to connect only two pieces is enough to motivate you
to go on and finish that puzzle. It’s the same with life: you have to grab those rains and
guide your life in the direction that you want it to go! Don’t wait for others to help you
achieve your goals. It’s never good to rely on someone to make decisions for you. You
have to be independent and daring enough to make them by yourself because only
then you will finally be proud of what your life has come to.
In conclusion, go ahead and be the writer of your own novel. Accept that
challenge, take that risk, and write your own story; because if you’re not going to do it,
no one else will…
Șandru Kara Medeea, VIII A
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