Run, Don't Walk Today I learnt the lesson of #life. I was in my drama class and, like always, we began with reflecting upon one word. Today's word, #life. "What does #life mean?" he said. "What does it mean to be alive?" We began with simple explanations, "a heartbeat: every time your heart beats, you live." Naturally, the class began to debate. I didn't. I was lost. Lost in a thought. It's not something I usually do; schools boring, but today, I did. My teachers always told us, "time is not for wasting, we all have our limit, our timer, and when our time comes, we must leave. Time is short." I never acknowledged it. Not until today. I always question myself, yet why? Because I am inquisitive. I must know the answer to everything. I wanted to know if time really exists. I don't believe it does. My explanations, well, there were many, but when I think I've come up with an answer, my explanation, I question myself and so it begins again. If we all have a set amount of time, then when does my time end? Will I die today? I will not die today. I will not allow it. But as for my time, I realised how easily I was allowing it to slip away. I must change it. In #life, no one always tries their best. We all have 'off' days: it's a part of our nature. But what we don't realise, is that time is slipping away, never to be seen again. We just sit back, and watch it happen. Before I die, I want to have donated a decent two or three figure sum of money to charity, I want to be a midwife, marry, have two or four children (Hugo, Grace and William for definite) and I want to watch them marry and I want to be a grandmother. #life cannot be certain, so whether this will happen to me is out of the question. It is too bigger question to even begin to comprehend. So there I was, in drama, thinking about my #life. What I need to do, how I need to go about it, and how to use my time. I am only 15, 16 in October, yet I have found the reason for #life, for me. It will only apply to me, as yours will only apply to you, but please don't waste your time. We let seconds disappear without regret, but when it's our time to leave, that's when our regret will enable. All the spare seconds wasted could have meant another year of achievements. You never know what's coming in #life, just be prepared. Don't waste time, you'll 'die' to regret it. I could have made this a much more complex, longer story but why? Why waste time? Run, don't walk.
