I know how you must feel, but worry not. Despite what the voice states in Everything Matters!, there is never a end. True, the time with my fellow AP English students and Ms. Serensky is coming to a close, but it just marks the beginning of the next chapter that is my life. Not just my life for that matter, but all of our lives. Another year has come and gone, but not without events that have altered the very way we view and live life. The struggles we have faced as AP English students have brought us together through the collective stresses of constant homework, reading, and essays. We get homework, which causes us to complain, which causes us to laugh, which brings us joy. So...English homework brought us joy? I'd rather not create a conundrum, and I'll stick to the simple goodbye.
It has been fun, honestly and truly. Whether I know it or not, everyone has impacted me in some way, and for that I am thankful. I feel as though I am a better writer and person because of this course, so I will always look back on this time we've had in fond memory. The class had its ups and downs; we all know this, but the ups felt as though they skyrocketed, while the downs only made us more determined to reach for the sky.
Some people go through their entire life just staring up at the sky, wishing to touch it.
We choose to take matters into our own hands. We reach for the sky and keep reaching until our hands grasp its vastness. We don't keep the sky for ourselves though, we release it so future generations have something to aim for, just as we did.
If that last couple of sentences confuses you, Journal, then allow me to simplify it. Rather than hoping and wishing for something to happen, we go out and accomplish it ourselves, rather than waiting for something to happen. In order for this to continue though, we need to encourage future generations to do the same. Do we want a society built upon "I could have, but didn't" or "I should have, and did"?
Fellow AP English students, here is my piece of wisdom I'd like to leave with: never give up on your dreams. If you do, that's all they'll ever be, fleeting dreams of a yesterday that could have been today.
Peace Out,
Marc
I stumbled upon your page as I am working on AP English homework. It was quite memorizing reading your blogposts since I am also a senior as well and I will be graduating in just a month! The fact that this was posted 6 years ago is quite crazy since now you are done with college and are onto your life. It was sad reading the last post since it is your final goodbye as you go onto life's next endeavors. Maybe you will come back to this blog and look at my comment. I hope that you were able to achieve your goals and making your dreams become reality. Best of luck to you wherever you are, it was intriguing reading your blog as a senior myself who will start following my dreams very soon.
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