Life is crazy. It moves at a snail's pace until you look at the time that has passed. I have clear memories of moments and events in my life that seem like they were a few years ago, but I recently had the realization that some of these memories that feel recent are almost 10 years old! For my longtime classmates, in third grade we would sit at the edge of our seat anticipating the Derech Eretz award every month, 8 YEARS ago, insane. Sure the effect of time passed may be relative to age, but all of middle school kind of just disappeared and all of a sudden we are well into the first semester of JUNIOR year of high school. Everyone has their drivers license now, how crazy is that? I remember sitting at recess or sitting in Dedication Plaza watching the older kids go about their day, and laughing at the thought of being that old one day. And once again old is relative, so I guess here I mean relative to educational progression. With the prospect of age looming, there is another major realization when it hits you that it is time to grow up. I believe there is a moment everyone hits in their life when a flip switches leaving you knowing it's time to start taking more responsibility and initiative, along with considering life choices. Growing up can be scary, hell I will even say it most certainly will be scary. But time is going by, and it will not slow down. Take a moment and reflect on what has happened in your life leading up to where you are now, and if you are a student now I promise you will stumble across multiple moments that shock you. Whether it be Mrs. Epstein's math class in 6th grade, (now FIVE years ago) or Mr. Milne taking phones on the bus in Washington and the school trips we have been on while getting to know each other, just reflect on all the moments. Think about how far you have come thus far in life, and that for the most part you are not only here, but here thriving. So although it could be scary to grow up, keep telling yourself you earned your way here and will SUCCEED in life in life no matter what you pursue.:)
Hi Zev, ever since I was little I never wanted to grow up. I remember being in preschool crying and wishing I was a baby again, and here I am in high school wishing I was back in preschool. Life just goes on and I can never stop and take a break, which is pretty scary.
ReplyDeleteso unbelievably relatable eden
DeleteHi Zev, I really enjoyed reading your post and agree 100%. I have no idea how we’re all suddenly juniors; it feels like we were freshmen yesterday. Like Eden, I've always dreaded growing up and wished we could stay in our easy “kid bubbles” forever. I think it's amazing, though, to see how far we've all come, and I'm excited to see what the future holds for all of us!
ReplyDeleteHey Zev,
ReplyDeleteGrowing up is pretty scary. I remember so much from every grade and Kindergarten feels like it was not that long ago. I don't like the thought of almost being done with high school. Anyways, I think it is important to be positive with every stage of life even if we don't like change.
Hey Zev, I really like your blog post because it brought back many good memories from my time at Donna Klein since coming to school here in middle school. It's crazy how long it feels since we started going to school at Donna Klein. It's gotta feel much longer for you cause you started here much earlier than me.
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