Friday, 6 July 2007
Dont Take Anything for Granted.
“Live every day as if is your last, because one of these days, it will be.” – Jeremy Schwartz. I’m not going to stand here and persuade you not to do drugs. Nor am I going to persuade you to stay in school or not to smoke, but rather a more general subject many of us should think about more – and that is life. Life, and everything we are given, everything we have, should be appreciated and not be taken for granted. It’s an obvious statement, but I think many of us still need to acknowledge that fact.
Everyday, we wake up, go to school, chill with friends, eat, sleep, and all the other activities our day may consist of. But most of us never take the time to think about our life and what we have. For example, most of you may dread coming to school to learn, but there are many people out there in the world that would give anything to have an education. You should be grateful. . .
I hope this speech encouraged you to think twice about your surroundings and your life. It may not even be death – it may be just a simple friendship that is ruined, a lost love, anything. I hope you are now persuaded to live every day as if it is your last, and helped you to realize that you should appreciate everything, and everyone you have in your life. And once it’s gone, it will be too late. for the privilege of coming to school for an education. It’s a shame that most people in the world never really appreciate something until it is gone from our lives. Any day could be your last day on Earth. A person’s life can be taken away at a blink of an eye, at any age. January 5th 2003, Kyle Kennedy, a student at Penn Crest High School died in a car crash at the age of 16. She regrets not telling Kyle how much she appreciated him, and thanking him for being her close friend. But be grateful for what you have, and don’t take anything for granted, because you will regret it.
Have you ever lost something, particularly someone, regretting that you took that thing, him or her for granted? I have been never directly hit with losing someone close to me, but I know many people who have lost someone they loved and maybe you have too. There are so many people in the world without food and without shelter. So before you may depart from this world, which it can in fact, can be any day, or before anyone you love departs, take time to thank him or her.Labels: NEVER take anything for granted
16:26, & I live by faith and not by sight for you
