For the "Good Days"
It seems, as we grow older every day, we can't seem to avoid reminiscing about the "Good Days" we had when we were younger.
When I was in elementary school, all I could ever think about was the days in pre-school when I had nap-time and movie time. In middle school, occasionally around fourth period I would think about the days in elementary school when our teacher would cut class short and let us play kickball right before school ended. In high school, I would dream about the days in middle school when the homework load was meager and I didn't have to worry about AP's or SAT's. NOW, that I'm in college, I miss the days in high school, senior year, when my group of friends and I would check ourselves out of school ( because we were eighteen ! ) early and go watch movies and eat. As humans, despite no matter how much we try, we tend to appreciate things a lot more when we do not have it anymore.
Last quarter, one night, I was studying for my chemistry quiz ( an all-nighter ), when I told my roommate, Chris, "Ah, I wish I was a senior in high school again. I would be hanging out with my friends right now, not studying!". Chris, studying for his math midterm, replied, "I miss high-school too! I would sleep so much more than I do now!". We unanimously agreed that those "days" were definitely the "good days". However, as I was taking a quick break, I noticed that I always labeled the good times in the past as the, "good days". Then, it hit me. I failed to realize that, as an aspiring doctor and in respect to the times to come, the workload would only increase in the future and that the days I was spending now studying for my chemistry quizzes ARE the "good days". From that day on I stopped complaining ( as much ) about all the "all-nighters" I had to pull, the job interviews I had to go to, the seemingly-pointless seminars I had to attend, and all the other trials I had to face. I sucked it up and pushed on because, deep down inside, I knew and I know, later in the future, I will look back to these days I'm in now, and think "Those were definitely the good days".
WDYDWYD: Because I thoroughly believe my life is and will be filled with "Good Days".
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