By Ashley Haugerud
The future is unfortunately quite unpredictable. There is no “right time” in life, you never know what is going to happen next, but ultimately, everything will work out how it should. In 10 years, I see myself wherever life takes me.
Many people wonder when they should start thinking about their future plans, but the truth is; there is no right time. People often become scared and decide to wait it out. If you wait for the “right time,” you will be waiting for the rest of your life. Whatever sparks your interest right now, that’s what you should do because you never know what will happen tomorrow.
When I was younger, I was so scared to try new things and I definitely regret it. You will never truly know what sets your soul on fire until you try it. In seventh and eighth grade I always stuck to whatever everyone else was doing. The big thing in almost every high school is sports. I went out for basketball and volleyball, but they just didn’t really seem to interest me.
I took general courses in high school including math, english, and science, but I did not let it show that I really enjoyed these classes and all the new information I was able to take in. My mom actually made me go out for band and I really enjoyed the music classes I was taking, but that is not what was popular at the time so I pretended as if I did not enjoy them.
Around tenth grade I finally realized that in life, you should do what makes you happy and not what makes society happy. That is when I truly fell in love with music and science. I let myself be free and do what I enjoyed. If I could know where I’d be in 10 years, I would hope it’d be working as a physician’s assistant while continuing my passion for music. In all reality though, you never know what will happen, but everything will work out how it should.
I truly believe I can pursue my dreams of becoming a PA, but sometimes drastic changes are made, or something crazy happens that changes your life forever, but we will never know what will happen. I’ll never know why certain things happen, but it all happens for a reason and that is why I know everything will be ok.
It is hard to go against what everyone else believes, but it helps you grow as a person and grow doing what you were born to do. Life is way too short to be anything but happy. Some advice from your fellow high school senior is to follow your dreams because absolutely anything is possible.
As a kid I always pondered upon what I would do for the rest of my life, but now I know whatever happens, happens. Go out and try new things, but don’t be afraid of change. Life is too short to plan, so in 10 years I hope to be living every day like it’s my last. Just like I am right now.
Ashley Haugerud is a student at Fillmore Central High School. She is one of seven area students participating in the Journal Writing Project, now in its 19th year.
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