Dear Future Me,

Don't blink. Stop and take in the world around you. Cherish the little things in life because who knows how long they'll last. Life truly flies as people say. In the blink of an eye, you could feel like you're still a toddler one second and the next you are preparing for a business meeting. All of my life has been around one of my neighbors who always looks in the future in depth. They have always said it would not be long until I'm going to high school, going off to college, getting married and having my own kids. As I grew older, the first life event would change accordingly. I always laughed at how far in the future he was looking because I could barely foresee the upcoming school year.

When asking for advice from elders about what my generation and future generations need to do, they all mention going to school. One thing that I love when people mention higher education is that they say that people could physically get everything taken away from them, but they can never take your education. While they can take money making the person not able to afford school for awhile, they cannot take what they have been taught in and out of the classroom.

I believe I am more ready for this school year to begin than I have in a really long time. This year, I am going to be a senior in college and I am graduating in spring. I do not feel like I should be preparing for my final year of college. I still feel like I'm the kindergartner who is scared to go to school but is courageous enough to take on the world. I remember being both happy and scared about the first day of school growing up. It was a way to revamp your reputation or just finding a seat you really liked in each classroom.

People may or may not admit it, but where they sit in the classroom is important to them. It is almost like a ritual an athlete, actor or musician does before they perform. If someone were to sit in the spot they normally do, it could throw off their whole class. I know I have a few spots in classrooms that I like sitting in and others I'd rather stand against the back wall than have to sit in the certain spot.

Now that I am going into my senior year of college, I am able to see exactly what my neighbor was talking about. It really was not long between graduating high school and being where I am today. I keep telling myself, all while trying to assure myself, I need to cherish the little things in life. I need to see family and cherish every moment with them and enjoy every laugh. It amazes me how the littlest thing or an inside joke could make a bond with another person so much more substantial. The fact that not everyone sees eye to eye on different jokes makes each relationship with different people so spectacular. Dear future me, don't blink.