“Everybody dies, but not everybody lives.” This quote is quite cliché, but it’s also incredibly true. Too many times do we as human being just survive in our monotonous day to day lives, and fail to really live them. Before we know it, it’s too late to do the things we’ve always wanted to do. Before I kick the bucket, there are a few things I would like to do.
Soccer is a passion I’ve been consumed by since I was four. I’ve played every position, gotten multiple awards and recognitions for my efforts, and even got my first job working as a referee. However, there is one thing that I’ve never done. I have never been to a professional soccer game. I’ve watched on the television, but that’s as close as I’ve gotten. I want to see the best of the best play, enjoy watching their immense skill, and learn a few new tactics from them before I’m too old to try them out myself.
Normally when people discover I want to be a lawyer, I get one response. “That’s a lot of school!” Even so, it’s all I’ve ever dreamt of being. Lawyers are the some of the greatest people who will use their knowledge and resources to help another human being. Or in some cases, seeking out the wicked and helping in serving justice. Without the law, the world would be a very scary place. That’s why my future career is important enough to take on extra schooling.
Love is blind, deaf, and dumb. Even so, I really hope to find it. I want to get married before I die, and not to just anyone. I want to be with someone who loves me, understands me better than anyone, and shares many of the same ideals as me. Someone to take my side, support me, hold me when I’m hurting, and laugh with me when I’m happy. Many times I feel as though it will never come to pass, but I haven’t quite given up on this dream yet.
Dancing is musical expression through a human being. I love to let a song whip me around, break me down, and lift me up. I’ve choreographed routines for my high school and auditions for a friend in college. Another dream I have is to use my interpretations and to show what I see when I hear a song through really talented dancers, unleashing my visions to a larger audience.
An artist can be anything; a dancer, singer, writer, painter, sculptor, or musician. One final thing that I want to do before death is to create one true work of art. I have played the piano for fourteen years, but musical composition still evades me. I’ve danced and created many beautiful routines, but nothing worth remembering. I’ve sang for several audiences, but never a song I wrote. I want to finally create something worth being remembered.
At my funeral, I want to be remembered as someone who truly lived. Not just another life that passed.
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