After a few months or so, I finally finished reading “Looking for Alaska.” I want to greatly thank Kelly for letting me read the book and I hope she’ll still accept the book for all the burden its gone through. (Aka inside the depths of my lovely, commonly worn red book bag.)
I can remember the day when I told Kelly to lend me a book that has made a meaningful impact on her. I admired her tenaciousness in reading books and I wanted to do the same. So along came Alaska. The book taught me a lot. It introduced me to the world of “the Great Perhaps.” I’m still in search of my life’s meaning but after reading this book, I can confidently say that I'm a few steps closer. I’ve also learned to be with the people I love more and try to find out more about who they are as a person. I don’t want to give out any information about the book – you just have to read it yourself.
I decided not to stress about grades. As I told BH earlier, “Sure, I’m not caring about my grades. I’m focused on becoming who I am. Because quite frankly, my Algebra 2 grade (or any grade, for that matter) isn't going to be stamped on my forehead. But the people I love, the places I’ll go to, will be tattooed in my heart.”
In spite of my carelessness for grades, when it comes to the topic of the future, I have also decided to follow what feels right. Like Anderson Cooper, he didn’t take the path that many wannabe journalists take: get a gopher job at some news station, and keep on going from there. Instead, he decided to get a fake press pass, a video recorder and travel to war-torn places and report stories on them. He gave voices to the unheard. Look at him now.
You don’t have to take a path that everyone else took. Make your own journey. And if it doesn’t turn out swell, don’t worry. You’ll find it – you just have to keep on exploring.
I’m excited for the future. I’m not sure what’s going to happen, but I’m going to definitely follow what Kelly’s mom said to her, “Go with the flow." I'm just stoked for the new things that will happen. I hope you guys are too.
