A Privilege.

Hey.
Now it's time for me to vent i guess.
haven't done a philosophical venting post in awhile....but here goes.....

I consider it a privilege.
where I stand, where I've been,
and hopefully,
where I go.
I look back and I see where I could've been,
what circumstances could've truly played out in my life,
and I see how fortunate and how blessed I am to wake up and see another day given to me,
because I think we all forget from time to time that,
no day is promised. Nothing in this life is guaranteed to any of us.
And I mean,
you can't take a day for granted.
I thought to myself today,
that I've received a huge privilege,
to go to a school where I can receive my education,
an education I want.
Because in all honesty,
this was a choice I alone made.
I could have just stayed home and worked.
No one forced me here.
I decided that I want to further myself, give myself a chance to be, to exist, without having to struggle, like I have seen so many in my family struggle.
That's not to say it's because they didn't go on to get a degree or anything,
but it doesn't necessarily mean it wouldn't have helped some....maybe....
regardless,
I'm here.
and I just feel motivated,
to keep it going,
and although I made the choice to be here,
I'm not here for myself, solely.
I'm here for my mother.
I'm here for that person whose life I'll one day change.
I'm here for a world that will one day need a good idea that I can hopefully come up with.
I'm here to become what you least expect.
Success, to me, can never be measured by what you have or how high you've climbed in life. Success can only be measured by how many peoples' lives you've improved through your actions, by how much you've improved the world through what you have done.
And until the day comes that I can say I've improved someone else's condition,
that I've changed the world for the better,
I can't say I'm successful.
Not yet.
But one day,
my time will come.
But I can't do it alone.
Nothing is done without the help of God.
He's guided me this far,
and I know He'll guide me the rest of the way.