Oh the Places I’ve Yet To Go
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go”. Dr. Suess stated in his book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” how people have the means and power to control their lives, and determine where they will end up. In their lives, people can and will find ways to get to where they want to be, as long as they are willing to put in the time and effort to achieve those dreams and hopes.
Many people dream about the future and what they could become. As a highschool student, I catch myself doing this from time to time as well. I could be anything I want to be as long as I try hard enough. I could be a doctor, or a lawyer, or a scientist, as long as I am willing to work for these dreams. I could be married and have a happy family, and I very well may do that. My mind is open to endless possibilities of the future, and all I have to do is motivate myself to accomplish these goals. If I were to be a doctor, I would go to a university to study to be one, and then to a medical school and finally end up at a hospital as a young new doctor. I could go to university and study law instead of medicine, and I could go to law school after. I could pass the California bar examination and become a lawyer in time, as long as that is what I wanted to do with my life. The future is mine, all I need to do is get started. As Suess stated so well, “You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!” All I need to do is find what I want, and get started at reaching that goal. A great example in a book we have read this year is from S. E Hinton’s The Outsiders. Ponyboy is a greaser that are normally known for being idiotic, slow, and uncaring of their future. Ponyboy, though, is a gifted student who is put into advanced classes. He has his entire life set in front of...