Wes Garner, Charger Staff
Yo, home slice! Looks like I’m a senior this year. So, what do ya think
about that, all you upperclassmeh... oh... I forgot that I was an upperclassman
now. And I have to say that was one of the weirdest things that has hit me recently.
Where did all the taller people go, the car-drivers, the guys and girls that
I thought were so cool? Just yesterday I was waiting for my dad to give me a
ride home. It seems as if I have to take up this hallowed position.
But what makes being a senior so honorable? Besides all the stupid stuff like
being the big kid and able to stick out a little bit more than I used to, there
is not much else to it. I haven’t felt very honored. I still have the same
problems I used to have. The only stuff that I can see that would be a big change
is graduation preparation. Wow! graduation. No, wait... that hasn’t really
struck my fancy either.
I know my way around the school pretty well. But that really isn’t going
to matter since I will be gone in less than a year. And so what if I’ll
be gone in less than a year? It’s not really going to matter because after
getting all your pride up while being a senior you lose even more so than you
did when becoming a high school freshmen. There seems to be nothing very enticing
about being a senior.
But wait, all hope is not yet lost. Who said that I was supposed to have privelage
while being a senior? Actually, I have found much more responsibility, but not
for my own works. I have found that my responsibility lies with the people who
look to me for what knowledge I hold, what assets I possess, and what support
I bring them. I’m not saying that I am some sort of savior for them, but
I can tell that some people need my support. One of the goals I have set for
myself is that I need to forget what I think is due to me and be selfless. If
you have never tried it before, than I recommend you should.
Forget about your problems, your solutions, and how things will affect you. Think about how other people will be effected. I’m not doing such a great job being selfless sometimes, but when I remember to be, I feel such a great reward. I don’t want to sound selfrighteous, but I can honestly say that being selfless is enough privelage for me.
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Article prepared for web by Steven Linger 6-Sept-2002