Words from Beyond the Grave

I came across this recently and wanted to share it with you. My Joe wrote this right before he graduated from high school in 2013. So much of it hits home to me now. Remember that Joe was dyslexic, so there are some things that aren’t quite right in here…which makes me love it so much more. He reflects on people dying…the Sandyhook shooting. So here is it…in Joe’s words:

Joe Messina

Period 2

Mr. Huertz

Speech

Wow! I can’t believe it’s over! High school has been so crazy! I don’t think any of us were expected all of the difficulties of being a high school teen. But we made it! So many things happen to us that it all kind of just gets put into one big memory. Things like; losing friends that we never thought we would but also graining better ones, high school sweet hearts, and always a lot of drama that everyone goes through! So many things have happened in these past four years! The world has changed so much! We were introduced to the explosion of smart phones, hash tagging, and even lived past the end of the world!! I know my parents were staying “That I was lucky to live to see 2012!” But looking back to this year we really are luck. The kids and the teachers in New town don’t ever get to do these things ever again. It makes us think about the moments we have in life. It has made us as human beings come together and become closer than anyone ever thought. After this tragic event it really made me want to never waist my time ever again! We never know how long we have left in this life. Our lives are just a speck on the timeline of history. But even a speck on histories timeline can make a difference in the future. All we can do is to trying to be remembered.

So I ask you if your going to do something, do it all with all your heart. Do things that matter to you. Never give up on something that you love. In Rocky, Sylvester Stallone says “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it isn’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward!”

 It is our generation that is going to change the world! The future is ours and there is nothing that anyone can do about it. It’s the decision we make, that may change everything we know. But high school is only one section of our lives.

Now that everyone is going there separate ways. People are going to college, some to the military and some who knows where. We will always have moment in high school that we ill always remember but these are just moments. We won’t remember every things or everyone from high school, it’s a given fact. Even people in the future won’t always remember you and that is okay! The world is so big that it shouldn’t matter what one person thinks about you. As long as you do what makes you happy nothing else should matter. Those people who tell you, you can’t are part of the world that is trying to beating you down! We just got to brush things off and stand up so we can keep moving forward.