A Laughing Matter

I think high school can be difficult for everybody, no matter what grade it always seems to get the best of you sometimes, especially when you are stuck in a mindset reserved from your younger years of schooling. The environment of middle school and any real schooling prior to high school, sort of under prepares you mentally for the work environment of high school, whether it be with homework loads or such, high school is no place to just go through the motions work wise, it requires focus and a good work ethic to get all of your work done on time, and succeed in high school. A lesson I had not yet learned when coming into high school.

By the time I had “finished” my freshmen year, I had failed multiple classes and did not take high school seriously at all, going back to school over the summer, even into my sophomore year of high school, I had promised myself to change my work ethic and take high school and all of its facets seriously, so afterwards I may be successful. Although, I could have sat down and given up from this tremendous failure of a high school start, I instead reflected on what I did wrong and what I could have changed. I choose not to take myself too seriously and in doing so kept myself sane while I struggled through the school year, instead of giving up I used laughter and determination to fuel myself going further.

By the time I entered my junior year of schooling, I not only had a better work ethic, but also knew when to laugh at myself so as not too get too stressed out by all the responsibility rolling my way. The failure I procured during my freshmen year of high school was certainly troublesome though, and made my further years of high school more difficult as I had to make up for a lot of failed classes and incomplete work. This stacked more work that should have already been done, onto my junior year, in which I eventually did overcome the majority of this work, and succeeded, in passing my junior year in quite good standings, which not only impressed me, but also gave me more courage regarding work ethic and schooling when my senior year came rolling around. With all the work I had accomplished my Junior year, I was able to have a very easy and simple senior year, as well getting all m work done on time, in doing so I do myself the favor giving myself more recreation time for the things I enjoy doing, or on projects related to future endeavors.

When Senior year finally came for me, it was a considerably better working environment, as I often found myself ahead of others in class, and had plenty of time to do the things I liked to do when I was hope and such, instead of exclusively focusing on homework and such. The ease that this has given me is one I hope to remember as take my journey into college and beyond, so I put work before recreation, this way I can relax when the time comes for me to do so. As I go into my college years, I hope I can retain this work ethic and not fall back into the sense of failure I experienced during my early high school years.

Although we experience many failures in life, giving up isn’t the proper way to handle them, I personally find the best medicine for such situations to be laughter and determination, with these two powers at play, many things you deemed difficult become easy when you put your time and your mind to it. Eventually as I go into my college life, I hope I can retain and grow upon this work ethic I have so painstakingly acquired, for it will be even more necessary in college then here. With the large aspirations I have for my life, it is of course important for me to succeed in my future, and this is just one of the steps necessary for me to get to there. I hope that I can find respite wherever my future may carry me, and not get swamped with irrational responsibilities and work. In the end, Laughter is the Best Medicine.

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