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A lesson that I learned while living in a treatment facility. |
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Finish What You Start While spending some time at Telos I started a few projects. I bought a model car, I started reading Stephen King, I started a college level independent study course at BYU and I got all the materials for my legacy project. All was going well with each project, until I got bored. This is when I realized that the projects that I chose were things that I didn’t necessarily like. The lesson I have learned, which was the most important, started when I moved to the Anthem House; I learned to choose my projects wisely and to finish what I started. Let’s start with the independent study course. I was having trouble with my last credit of high school; the dreaded English class. So, against all better judgment of my principle and my peers, I dropped her class and picked out, stupidly, a class called English 230: Fiction, Poetry and Drama. You might have noticed the noticeably larger number next to the name of the course. Yes that’s right, I chose approximately the level of a senior to start out my college career. So I spent about a month and a half working not very hard on an extremely difficult class I didn’t want to do. Then finally my principle said I was being dumb and created a new way to graduate and I learned the lesson that I needed to finish what I start (e.g. the high school English class that I dropped). Now, time to move onto the model car. I got this great art project idea of building a ’67 model Camero. I was so excited to build this car and get a good grade in art and everyone would be so proud of me. Then it came in the mail, it sat for about 3 months and finally another student asked if he could finish it for me, and I said yes. What I realized is apparently the things that I liked when I was a kid (10 or so years ago) I don’t like now and building model cars bores me. The lesson I learned here is to not invest in something that you liked a long time ago, because chances are you will end up not finishing it. Lastly, we will discuss a recent project I have been working on. My newly acquired friend and I have been hanging out a lot and doing things for each other, so last week he gave me a cheap mountain bike. So, naturally I wanted to make it look cool and working correctly. I went and bought spray paint and a new tire and tube and got it working really well, then the day I finished it the rear axel went and bent on me. As you would expect, I felt very lousy and I just didn’t want to deal with the bike anymore. But what changed about me is that I have learned previous lessons and I am willing to put in the time and effort to finish what I started, and really all I need is a new rear wheel. So, I am excited for the day when my bike will be finished. Over the past 8 months, I have learned that it is always a morality booster to finish whatever you start. But also, it is absolutely necessary to choose things to work on that you thoroughly enjoy and that can occupy your time in a healthy way. |
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