Reflect on Your Reflection

So many things become beautiful when you really look.

      Every day we go through our lives, each of us in a different way. Some of you wake up early because you have a schedule you stick to. Others wake up late and rush to get to school or work on time. You have a routine as you go through your day. You eat lunch at a certain time, exercise, study for school, or spend time with family. My point is, every single person lives their day and expects certain things.
     Do you ever stop and think about what you are really seeing though? Do you notice the way the light comes in your room when you first wake up? Do you ever stop to notice the way your brother or sister or mom or dad's face looks when they laugh? When you are driving through town, do you think about how everyone is each on their way to something different?
     Sometimes I think we take our lives for granted. We don't stop to think about the way our lives affect others. We don't take in the beauty of the day, or the noises around us. We don't stop to really see the people who are close to us. We don't even consider that in one single moment, everything we know could be taken away from us.
     What if today was your last day? Would you be remembered in a good way? When your life flashed before your eyes, would you have good memories? Would certain days stick out in your mind? I think if you really thought about these things, you would feel some regret. When I think about all these things, I get a little afraid. I think of bad things I've done. I remember how I had acted short to someone just because they irritated me some. Or how I only said what I had to to people I didn't really like or know. Sometimes I think about the people I may have hurt along my way. I feel bad for those people. Not exactly because of how I acted to them, but because of how it could have affected them. I didn't once stop to think how other people treated them, or how their life was outside of that moment.
     I think back at my bad moments, I don't wish I could change them, because they made me who I am today. When I think about them, they make me want to become a better person. I want to see the little things that not everyone notices. I want to be able to look back and see that if something happened to me at that moment, I would have no regrets.
     If you really stop to look at what is around you, you will realize how beautiful the world really is. You will see that what you thought were imperfections, are really special in their own way. People that you never noticed will stand out, and maybe you will even get to know them. I'm not saying go out of your way to be overly nice to everyone. I'm not even saying to completely change who you are. But if anything is taken from this, I want you to remember who you are. I want you to think about your life at this moment. Are you happy with what you are doing? Are you proud of what you've done? Are you really realizing what you have?

Don't lose your sense of wonder.