Wake Up

By Shantel Hield

The life you choose may cause you to lose. Picture this scenario, you've probably seen similar ones countless times on the nightly news. The lifeless body of a young lady, seemingly much to young to die. After one of many late nights of partying she crashed her car into a tree. Now she lay there with no more breath to breathe.
She always knew she wanted to be "somebody special." However, she never made the choices that would set her on the road to success.

If you want your dreams to come true, don't oversleep. This young lady had dreams of her own, maybe of becoming a doctor, lawyer etc. Unfortunately, she forgot to wake up and begin to work. Instead of studying she preferred to hang out at parties in tight, revealing clothes, taking a drink here and there and chatting with the guys. She never stopped to realize where the road she was travelling was leading to---death.

Her friends were heartbroken when they heard the news. But should they be surprise that she was dead, when they encouraged her to do the things that brought her to her death? "Be cool and do what feels good", they told her. "Be your own woman."

Later, standing over her grave, her family cried. "She was a good girl" they said, "full of potential" But did that good girl make the right choices? Who told her that tomorrow was promised to her? You have to make the best of today.

If you want a good life create it yourself. Begin to set your goals, make up your mind and determine your future. Too many of us leave life to chance and our lives turn out badly. We make bad decisions and silly mistakes that shatter our hopes and dreams. Fortunately, we can wake up now! today! and make decisions that will determine our future.

Don't just dream! Wake up! Start working! The silent alarm is ringing, make a start today. The life you choose can lead you down the road of failure or up the ladder of success, it's up to you!

GT Dec 2000/Feb 2001