Oh, I forgot to tell you.

I had my first day of work at my new job today. Damn it was easy. Taking care of a bunch of kids is so much easier then my old job in catering. I love it and I don't mind going to work, for now. All I can hope is that I continue to work and make money for my trip.

Forgiveness

In my opinion the concept of forgiveness is the hardest concept for humans to comprehend. For some reason its just so hard to handle. It is so much easier to just cut ties and avoid someone. I will admit that I've done this myself but for some reason I almost always feel bad about it. On the other hand I know people who will completely cut someone out of their life instead of dealing with an apology. Its funny because I think that overall humans are confrontational in general. It's so easy to start something but after the dust has cleared and the wounds have healed its just too hard to apologize sometimes.

I'm not saying that we should always apologize to someone. At times I think that its better to have it out with someone and realize that you just can't be friends with that person. I do however think that people who have an argument often lose out or ruin a friendship because its just easier to avoid the whole apology conversation. I think that often these situations originate from a flash response to something. Believe me I would know, being a scotch-irishman I truly know what a temper is.

If people could just put pride aside and say that they are sorry for what they did and vice verse then I think there would not be as many fights in schools or divorced couples. The thing is, that you can go out and try to live like this but that doesn't necessarily mean that the other person will behave the same way.

Its a shame that people are not willing to try. We, as humans, have to try to start things like this because if we don't then eventually there won't be many of us left. We can not let our vendetta's define who we are as people and as a species.

If your sitting there and someone's name pops into your head right now, my suggestion would be to call that person up, be the better person, tell them that your sorry and that their friendship is too important to lose over an arguement.

Catch ya on the flip side.

One down, Nine to go.

Well the first month of school is done. Only nine more months of public school left, nine more months left of childhood. In my mind we still are. So many of my friends and even myself at time wish for nothing else. They wish to be adults to be independent to be in the "real world". Don't get me wrong, I want the same thing but I feel like we need to enjoy every last second that we still have. For our entire lives we have been able to use age as a crutch. Soon that will no longer fly.

Its weird to think about it, I guess change is always weird. I just can't imagine myself at college or living out on my own. It just seems so surreal. I just can't imagine that next year I will be far from my home, far from the people that I've grown up with. Far from the things that I know and love.

With the end of September we received our grades. So far so good, a part of me was afraid that my parents would try to use that against me but I'm not even giving them the chance. Plus I need to look good for all the schools I'm applying to.

This past weekend I went on a campout with the scouts. It will be my last time at this certain campsite. Its a place that we go every year, its a recruiting campout where we try to bring in some of the young kids from cub scouts. I was lucky enough to be accompanied by some good friends, all who are younger but good friends. They're in the pic that I posted. (from right to left, austin, max and ryan.) It was great to have them along and we had a good time. They are some of the people that I can't imagine seeing weekly next year.

So I guess I should really change the title of this post to:

One lost, Nine left to enjoy.

People in this world are always looking forward, I think at times you just need to enjoy the here and now. If your looking ahead then your sure to miss whats right in front of your face.