Time Continues By: Colin Nguyen

I do not think that pigs can fly. I do not think that people get sad for absolutely no reason; I do concur that people should take risks. I do know that life will pass you by if you do not take chances. I believe that everyone should take advantage of every opportunity to make life better for yourself and especially others.

As a twelve-year-old boy, I wanted to believe in my dreams for the longest time.

“Things will be perfectly fine for forever”, I told myself.

Then, in January, time collapsed. My heart sank to the deepest depths of the sea of tears. My eyes leaked profusely like a broken dam. My mom had come to pass. I regretted every ounce of my being. I learned the the truth. Life gave me every opportunity to love my mom much more than I did; I turned a blind eye and allowed the chance to slip away from me. I just wanted to sit in solemn silence, in a dark bottomless abyss for no one to save me from.

After commemorating the first anniversary of the event and passing my thirteenth birthday, I continue to believe the same truth. Although persistent thoughts of the event still litter my mind, I know the time has long passed already. I can only change my future. Now, I believe time is the most valuable currency any one person has, and we choose to how to spend it as we desire.

After a full year of contemplation, I finally understand that I don’t appreciate people enough when they are in my life. Since then, I have broken out of my shell, and I hang out with my friends and enjoy their company while I can. I appreciate my family enormously. Now, my heart to control my actions when appropriate.

Opportunities were meant to be taken, yet I believe I missed my chance to love the most important person in my life.