Eyes On Me
As some of you know, I am a huge lover of the sport Archery. I loved it so much that I signed up for it again this semester. Not only did I pass the course again, but I did much better then before. After taking the course twice, I am now able to hit any target 25-30 feet away, not a simple task either. My teacher is so impressed, I, along with 4 others might be able to join the Bermuda archery club then represent Bermuda in the archery division in the next major tournament, in Greece I believe. This is a much bigger deal to me then it sounds. Sure I get to go away and what not, so what, I can finally say that "I have a talent in a sport." You see my brother is awesome at almost all sports, and I grew up mastering games, cards, and writing stories. Do you know how bad I felt when adults would ask me what sport I am good at, but could not give them one? They automatically assumed that since I was the brother of a sports master, some of his skills rubbed of on me. I can not stand when people do that, they go around bragging the wrong information, just because you are related to a person with a certain talent does not give people the right to tell others that you are just as great, and you have not even spoken with the person themselves or another family member first. Now I can tap them on their should and reply, "I am good at a sport that you always assumed I would be, I am a deadly archery player now, and guess what...my brother has yet to experience it." I love my brother and all...I just feel so much better knowing that I am finally good at a sport, and I feel more comfortable being involved in a sports related conversation.
Now that my sports rant is over and done with, I now have to talk about the deadlock I am in. Do some of you recall that award I got for doing 500+ community service hours for school at the Bermuda Aquarium? Well a month ago, they made this 15 second commercial about me, and that I am a good role model for the youth of Bermuda. Ever since then, I can never go one day with out one of my friends, family members, and total strangers telling me how they want their children to be just like me. It is a great honor and all, but it is also a bit of a burden. You see I am passing all my classes with A's and B's...except for math, which I have a D in. I have to pass this math course if I would like to take any other course in college, according to the course requirements. I am so stressed out right now, I was tempted to quit, but I can't. Can you imagine how many people I would disappoint if I were to quit college? So many people look up to me, it is unreal. They all think of me as some hero. I'm not saying I would quit if I was not well known, I never give up, but the amount of....fame if you will is stressing how much failure is not an option, and success is all that matters. I can not let all of those people down and more importantly...myself. At least my projects are done, at last, so I just have to brace myself for exams. Man, I wish I could just go fishing all day long, everyday...without a care in the world. College sure does take its toile, but I will wash the pressure away by sitting on the Bermuda rocks with my fish pole. I know catching a fish will take me a while, but I could always look at the sky as I wait and smile. It is a shame that the world does not work that way.
Now that my sports rant is over and done with, I now have to talk about the deadlock I am in. Do some of you recall that award I got for doing 500+ community service hours for school at the Bermuda Aquarium? Well a month ago, they made this 15 second commercial about me, and that I am a good role model for the youth of Bermuda. Ever since then, I can never go one day with out one of my friends, family members, and total strangers telling me how they want their children to be just like me. It is a great honor and all, but it is also a bit of a burden. You see I am passing all my classes with A's and B's...except for math, which I have a D in. I have to pass this math course if I would like to take any other course in college, according to the course requirements. I am so stressed out right now, I was tempted to quit, but I can't. Can you imagine how many people I would disappoint if I were to quit college? So many people look up to me, it is unreal. They all think of me as some hero. I'm not saying I would quit if I was not well known, I never give up, but the amount of....fame if you will is stressing how much failure is not an option, and success is all that matters. I can not let all of those people down and more importantly...myself. At least my projects are done, at last, so I just have to brace myself for exams. Man, I wish I could just go fishing all day long, everyday...without a care in the world. College sure does take its toile, but I will wash the pressure away by sitting on the Bermuda rocks with my fish pole. I know catching a fish will take me a while, but I could always look at the sky as I wait and smile. It is a shame that the world does not work that way.