I honestly never felt the need to construct a checklist of what I must at least attempt to achieve before I pass. I have always categorized “bucket lists” in a class similar to New Year’s Resolutions: many people create them, and few are actually accomplished. I don’t want my life to end filled with regrets, so in an effort to pursue that, I usually avoid these things. I expressed as much to my father the other day, but he showed me a new perspective: Bucket lists don’t have to be collections of what you believe you absolutely must accomplish; they’re just fun ideas to think about, filled with things you would like to possibly try.
But, I have managed to think up a few objectives I might like to reach if I ever get the opportunity. Two goals on my list are places I would enjoy visiting. I wish to travel to England at some point in the future. I find Europe fascinating in general, but if I had to pick a specific country to journey to, it’d be England. My other voyage-related aim is more specific; I want to visit the Ghibli Museum in Japan. I am a big fan of Studio Ghibli, and taking a tour through that museum would be a dream come true.
The rest of my list is more abstract. I hope that I will eventually get over my fears. I have many, most of them irrational, and my life would be for the better were it not filled with my constant feelings of dread. Though I know to say it is a long shot would be a massive understatement, I also hope that one day I will live in a world where it is safe to be yourself. Mindless persecution of others is horrifying, and I pray that more people will eventually realize that.
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