Entry 39: Young Again

If given a second chance on life, do you think most people would be able to change, or would they end up making the same mistakes all over again? Suppose you were given the chance to be very young again and to start your teenage years over. Would you relive your life differently, or do you think you would make the same mistakes?

• I believe that if people were given a second chance on life, it almost wholly depends on several things to determine where they would be able to change or if they would end up making the same mistakes all over again. The first thing that the decision depends on is the person's personality, and the second thing is the person's attitude towards life, and other things. If the person was honest about changing, then they might be able to change their ways of life if they had a second chance. However, if the person just wanted to be young again for the fun of it, then they will make the same mistakes. 
• I don't necessarily want to change so much, because I'm quite satisfied with my life now. I have no motivation for changing. However, if I were really given a second chance on life, I believe that I might be able to prevent myself from making some similar mistakes that I have made in the past, but since my personality and most of my point of views and attitude on things are the same, I may make the same mistakes again. The only difference may be that I know how to solve the problem, unlike the time when I didn't know anything and had to panic when I made a mistake.

Entry 38: Winter Holiday

Write about all the joys and sorrows you experienced during the festive winter holiday break.

• Joys: There are many joys that I had experienced during my winter break. First of all (and most important of all), I was able to repay my sleep debt (not enough REM sleep!!!!!). For most of the days, when there is no errands or activities to do, I slept until one or two o'clock. Now, I know that sounds really exaggerated, but it's true. But I must also mention that I did not sleep at night until two or three o'clock in the morning. This leads to the other joy: I was able to watch all the television I wanted to and use my computer and internet access until I was satisfied. Watching television causes me to sleep really late at night because all the shows that I wanted to watch are played late at night. The other part of the holiday that was a joy was that I was able to play and gamble a lot (though I know it's not right, it's still fun). The final joy is also an important one: I feasted a lot with my family, mainly because there were a lot of birthdays and therefore a lot of celebrations.
• Sorrows: The sorrows that I had experienced are quite common sorrows. First is homework (something most students have). But I'm glad that I finished homework the first week during break. The second that comes is preparing for tests. Can you believe it? I have a precalculus final the Tuesday we come back! Next is the big test: SAT. Practice tests everyday can really make someone go crazy. Guess I'm going crazy the next two years! (<-- that's a bad thing if you don't know) Finally, the other main sorrow was that there were so many chores and errands that I have to do since my brother came back. Troublesome...