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Money Well Spent?

Throughout one's very short life, one learns that each day that passes contains something worth taking out and keeping. In the 17 years that I have been alive, I have had many of these realizations that I missed something important, or that I had taken something for granted that I should have appreciated. Looking back and having these realizations, I came across one that needs to be expressed.

Remember when you were a kid, and you saw the TV commercial for the foam airplane that "FLYS UP TO 300 FEET!", and you ran to your dad and made him go buy it, just to throw it away after using it one or two times? How about The remote control car that is a boat and a car all at once that you were so exited about, yet now it sits in your old toy cabinet? This is exactly what happened to me as a child....

Going to a private school, I am truly blessed with a rock solid education and preparation for college. I also realize the financial stresses it has placed on my family in the past few years. As I approach college, I look back on things that my families money has been spent on, and upon doing so, I gained a new understanding and appreciation for where our money has gone over the years. Where, you ask? Experiences. That is where the majority of my personal money has gone. So what is the lesson I learned? The experiences that have filled my life far outweigh any material thing that I could have bought, or that my parents could have bought me. The cultures I have been faced with, the adventures that I have endured, and the people that I have met make all the things that I don't have that much sweeter. I look at my possessions and see that no, I dont have a brand new car, I dont have an iphone, I dont have a brand new macbook pro, I dont have a theater in my house, and I sure as hell dont have enough money to buy any of those things. But what I do have, or rather what I will have, is a life full of experiences that has shaped me, and will shape me further as I continue down this path. I have what some people search their whole lives for at the age of 17, love and respect for my family, and happiness for the possessions that I do have, without greed for the things I dont have. Happiness is in the experiences that one has in their life, and in mine, I have traveled to many places and seen many things and this is why I am having this realization. The money that I spent on things and the money that I spent on experiences are not even comparable. Yet, I see the importance in one over the other. Yes, there will always be something that one wants...and that is ok, to have desires and dreams. I mean, who doesnt want a 1967 Shelby GT 500? I do, and if I ever got one I would treasure it. But I am happier knowing that I have seen so many things rather than own so many things. So look at your life...is it money well spent?

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