Making Choices.
A really big thing in my life right now is making choices. There are so many things to think about coming out of high school, and I want to be sure that I am making the right decisions that will bring me to happiness and success. I like to think about life as a giant flowchart. Each choice I make bringing me down a path to yet another choice. They are something that we can not avoid, and will always be there in life to help teach us lessons. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, he talks about how he comes to a fork in the road. He stops and observes his options, he could take the road which has clearly been used by a multitude of people for it would be easier. Then he looks at the other, which is grassy and not as worn. He thinks about which path to take, and where they will take him. Frost ends the poem with this, “I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference”. In life it always seems that the path that may be more difficult, is more worth it in the end. The things we really have to strive for in life come with more reward. That is what this poem teaches us. In Alberta, this generation is blessed to have the choices and opportunities that we do. We have the freedom to attend post secondary school! We have the freedom to apply for scholarships and student loans. The freedom to create our own future. Living in such a wealthy province as Alberta, these kind of opportunities are gifts. There are so many resources for the youth of Alberta to access to make the path less travelled a little easier for them. Going off to post secondary school may be frightening because it seems like such a huge change. It is unfamiliar to a lot of us, but if we had someone to educate and make planning for your future easier, then the path less travelled would become the preferred road. So I hope that Alberta's youth can embrace the fact that these choices aren't mean to be burdens on us and create stress, but rather lead us down a path that is destined to give us a great future. This generation has amazing potential to lead and create an Alberta that is full of success and happiness. It all starts with a choice, a choice that will lead you to a path, and a path that will lead you to your future. I encourage all of Alberta's youth to find power in their choices and see them as a wonderful opportunity that you could only find living in a great province such as Alberta.
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