Being one of the millions of teens in this world exposed to the genius of J.K. Rowling's, I adore the magnificent story of Harry Potter and his comrades on the never-ending quest for good in a magical world. I admire her abilities to fill page after page with words that capture my every being for the briefest moments. Numerous times, I've caught myself smiling wide while reading a particularly exciting portion of one of the epic tales from her collection. My favorite part about it all... I can relive the fantasy again and again and again.
But in all honesty, I can't help but long for an adventure of my own. How many times had I wished that a letter would come soaring through my bedroom window by delivery owl (hopefully they would have been careful to watch out for the screen)? Along with every other fantasy addict, I picture myself in the hero's position. Would I have the gut to perform the duties? to abandon the ones I loved for a greater good? to perform at my fullest ability every second? There's that part of me that longs for such an adventure with so much intensity it hurts sometimes. I hate to say that my life is rather boring, one because I'm extremely blessed to have the life I have, and two, I have had opportunities to take extraordinary chances, but it's been ground into me since childhood to stay on the right side of the line.
I want to be reckless and not care. I want to be spontaneous and not worry about the paper that's due tomorrow or how tired I'll be the next day. I want to do things that will fill my life to the seams with the happiest moments of my life. However, I feel like that one miniscule spark hasn't come yet. The one catalyst that changes my life from this one to the next hasn't passed by me yet. I don't know what it is, but I want it to come soon. I don't want to have to look back years from now and ask myself why I didn't take a chance. At the same time, I feel like someone gave me the option between the red pill and blue pill, and unknowingly, I took the one labelled "ordinary."
So... I want to make the rest of my life count. I'm not saying that what has happened to me isn't a blessing or a lesson. I want to create a more extraordinary life for myself. I want to walk to the edge, challenge the majority, break the rules, swim agains the current... and win.
Anyone want to come? I'm waiting.
