Well, hey there! Who are you again? Yeah, sorry guys, I know it's been a while, and to be perfectly honest, I have no excuse for you. But... here I am now, and I guess that's what counts, right?
(psst, stop lying yo)
Anyway, I am here today to give you a little... lift off. Houston, I'm here to solve your problems.
School has been... school. It's stupid because people are telling you that being a teenager is meant to be the best part of your life; it's meant to be the point in your life where you discover who you are, and what you want to do with the rest of it. But they never told us that it came with a price. How can you have a life if you're being pressured to get good grades? How can we live right now if we're being forced to think about the future at such a young age; an age which most of the older generation remember so differently.
Yes, I am sick of adults stereotyping us; saying that all kids drink, do drugs, don't pay attention in class or WHATEVER. But I'm also sick of people telling kids to grow up; why can't we just be kids for a little bit longer? I don't want to think about mortgages or taxes, I just wish I could think about the normal, 'teenagery' stuff.
And the worst part? Us teenagers are used to it. Everything we see and do goes towards our future. We are walking down a tunnel and only seeing the end of it; we aren't seeing the little exits along the side. We aren't seeing that happiness is more important than worrying about our future.
To be alive and to live are two completely different things. And, sadly, we cannot have both. This makes me angry; adults see us as being lazy and 'this isn't what it was like back in the day'. Well, you know what? Back in the day, with your hot pants and NSYNC merch, things were easier. Just because you were a teenager once does not mean in any way that being a teenager now is the same thing.
We've got it hard. And we've just got to deal with it.
(I have just realised that I didn't start this post with the intention of ranting. I meant to encourage you guys. Whoops. Should we start again?)
And now? Three weeks of freedom (except not really, cause revision... shhh) and I intend to live, and not just be alive. I am making the most of this holiday because it's the last one before exams.
My advice to you? Well, I've realised that this post is going everywhere, but here I am; about to give you advice...
If there's anything to take away from this post:
LIVE, DON'T JUST BE ALIVE.
I've said this loads today, but only because I mean it. I am sick of seeing no point in learning about competition in animals, or why 9 to the power 0 is 1 (Why? Just why?).
As I said, I am here to be your Houston. Your lift off. Whatever, anyway, that's not my point. My point is that we all work so hard, we are all expected to work so hard, and at the same time, we are expected to take on other responsibilities, being questioned by those older than us as if we are a different species.
I'm not saying school isn't important; because it is. And, sadly, without it, we're off to the land of nowhere. But I am saying that school isn't the most important thing that a teenager (or anyone, for that matter) needs to think about.
We're now in the Easter Holidays. And this long break is the perfect time to think about what is important to us. And please do NOT let it be school.
Another way of saying it:
To be alive is to have your lungs working.
To live is to feel something in your heart.
(Please breath, though. That's kind of important.)
Fly On, soon it will be over. I promise.
Luce xx
PS: The song for today is called Lose It by Oh Wonder. I've chosen it because I first heard it at 1am, and immediately I got up and started dancing. Yes: on my own. On my bed. In the dark. Shut up. Also, it is perfectly suited for today. In my opinion, it's just about forgetting everything and losing yourself in the moment. I hope I can do that.
PPS: Thank you so much for sticking by me! I'm so sorry for not updating!
PPPS: This is all going to be worth it. Seriously, I know that at the minute it probably seems like loads of work, too much homework and not enough free time. And I hate to say it, but it's probably not going to get a lot better in the next few years. But we can do everything in our power to make it worthwhile, and to make it as stress-free as possible. (Yes, Mum)
Honestly, though, you're doing so great. So it's okay to have a break once in a while. Please do.
