Now I am supposed to bore you to
death with a lame lecture about value.
Instead, I want you to ask these three questions to yourself first. What should be valued in life, what should
not and what does the word value simply mean to me. Now how are we supposed to all know what the
correct item in our lives to value? A
product that we have seen be advertised throughout our live continuously or a
hand-me-down from our ancestors? Only
you will know what shall be valued in your life. Now sit back, relax and enjoy the story.
I flee out of the drive way like
Flash Gordon, on the path to freedom and tranquility. As I veer left sharply, I let a dust cloud
from a Western movie appear behind me. I
keep speeding faster in the wilderness to get closer to my little spot. I pass the usual couple taking their daily
jog and we say our greetings and get back to our lives. As the warm sweat dripped from my eyebrows
into my eyes, I nearly wipe out into a row of rose bushes. As I speed along the last part, the powerful
wind cleans off my face and my mountain bike all at once when I have reached my
destination.
I cautiously place my feet on the
smooth, cold soil, guiding myself along in the woods. My bike glides down the hill like a sled in
the winter where I lean it against a tree where I can patiently lay down and
rest up my legs for the journey to the
complete opposite of my little paradise; home.
As I flee my little getaway spot, the next journey begins within my
sight.
As I get back onto the trail, I am
sad that I have to leave what I feel is home but relieved that my legs can
rest. I cut off a car with my life
flashing before my eyes. At least I
thought so but it was just the headlights of the person driving
carelessly. As I roll down the driveway,
slowly like a car in the hood does with its bass shaking the city, “Sexy Back”
by Justin Timberlake goes off. I wait
until I park my “car” in its own spot to answer the text I have received. Then, the world`s largest smile came upon my
face.
None other than my broski, Ariana
Williams, starts up another fun conversation with the occasional hey and smiley
face. I thank the lord that she couldn’t
said the duck face (for those who don`t know, it`s this) because then, that be
her asking me to laugh until I cry.
Other than those moments, we have some of the strangest, yet best
memories in my life.
One that I recall is last year in
eighth grade. Towards the end of the
year, both of us and a few of our pals would hangout after school every day and
do whatever we felt would be good.
Either me prancing to the hoop in basketball for my layups, making our
own music videos or gossiping about others.
But when we play basketball, she and I both know, I will win because I
block half of her shots just to see her frustrated.
Ari is also a good life coach. She has helped me through some pretty tough
times in my life. She is always there
when I need a shoulder to cry on. She`ll
tell me how to conquer the obstacle that is in my way of life. Without my passionate broski, I have no idea
what my life would be like today. So I
thank you Ari. (Duck face addressed to
her).
Throughout my life, I’ll appreciate
many different things in my life. I
value though my bike very much because it takes me to places I need to be and
it lets me explore the world even more.
Despite it costing only $415, it`s definitely part of my summer
life. It describes who I am in different
ways. When life gets trouble some, it
lets me flee to another universe.
I really value the friendship that
still grows with Ari, because even though she can show her true colors at
times, she`s a special part of my life that now I could not live without. The feeling of knowing you will always have
someone there for you that will mean the world to me. I wonder what I would do without my broski.
The memory`s with Ari and the
adventures with my bike are valued differently with no doubt, but how do I
differ their value? It comes close when
you roam to places you have seen in your dreams to hanging out with fastest girl
you have met. That is even faster than me
and you combined. Overall though, what I
value in my life will definitely be different from your values, but who will
ever know how many people in the world actually value somebody else`s
opinion.
