Mykel Rodriguez
Period 1
“A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener, so our prospects brighten the influx of better thoughts. We should be blessed if we lived in the present always and took advantage of every accident that befell us; like the grass which confesses the influence of the slightest dew that falls on it; and did not spend our time atoning for the neglect of past opportunities, which we call doing our duty. We loiter in winter while it is already spring” Henry David Thoreau, Walden
As a journalist, philosopher and environmentalist, Thoreau found contentment through living in the moment and enjoying everyday as it approached him. He found euphoria in moving on from his failures “not atoning for the neglect of past opportunities”. And he
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As a tutor, a mentor, a freshmen activities leader, and a big sister, I have learned the value of being the guide in a person’s life. Stepping back to see the progress an individual has accomplished with the small aid you have given them in pushing them in the right direction is unlike any other feeling. It is this feeling of contentment that awaits those that dare to push the limits, those who realize that there is no truer emotion than of pouring all your effort into something greater than yourself. It is far more rewarding than any petty trophy received from the accomplishment of a solitary activity. Taking part in the growth of an individual into his best self- becoming “many shades greener” with the “gentle rain” I have showered over him is truly inspiring. It is at moments like these when a kid emerges on the other side as a changed person that I become completely engulfed in the now. Moments like these that help me move past the frustrations of the “winter” and let me enjoy the rugged beauty of the “spring” surrounding