The clock struck midnight. Four of my closest friends piled into the back seat of my car and convinced me to drive them to an all-night party. Reluctantly, I slumped into the driver’s seat and began to drive. All my life, I dreaded a night like this, and tried to avoid it at all costs. After all, I loathed making decisions that made people think differently of me. Knowing the tough choice I would have to make later that night, and trying to ignore the mess of thoughts that tormented me, I turned on the radio, hoping to escape reality. The loud music, dancing and singing in the back seat soon drowned my thoughts out completely as I floated down the highway. “Chloe! Turn here!” Awaking from my thoughtless driving, I snapped back into reality.
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The Bible states that we are the temple of God, and because He dwells in us, we ought to make our bodies an acceptable dwelling place. I was frequently told from a young age the saying “an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure”. On a side note, I learned this lesson fairly quickly when I was on a trip to Palau. I woke up the morning of, feeling energized, alive, and excited for the afternoon boat trip my group would be taking. Everyone grabbed their sunscreen and dashed for the door. I am ashamed to say that my pride got to the best of me. Ignoring and even disobeying my authority and peer’s advice to wear sunscreen, I left it behind. 12 hours later, I screamed to myself, wishing I had put on a little to make up for the searing pain that left my body scarred for a very, very long time. My point is that sometimes we think that we can make up for our poor choices later, when it would be much easier to make the right decision first. In the same manner, when people, especially those close to us pressure us, often, we think we can avoid the right choice and forget about the consequences. Because I failed to make the right decision of putting a little sunscreen on first, I had to deal with the painful consequences of sunburn for many days
The Bible states that we are the temple of God, and because He dwells in us, we ought to make our bodies an acceptable dwelling place. I was frequently told from a young age the saying “an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure”. On a side note, I learned this lesson fairly quickly when I was on a trip to Palau. I woke up the morning of, feeling energized, alive, and excited for the afternoon boat trip my group would be taking. Everyone grabbed their sunscreen and dashed for the door. I am ashamed to say that my pride got to the best of me. Ignoring and even disobeying my authority and peer’s advice to wear sunscreen, I left it behind. 12 hours later, I screamed to myself, wishing I had put on a little to make up for the searing pain that left my body scarred for a very, very long time. My point is that sometimes we think that we can make up for our poor choices later, when it would be much easier to make the right decision first. In the same manner, when people, especially those close to us pressure us, often, we think we can avoid the right choice and forget about the consequences. Because I failed to make the right decision of putting a little sunscreen on first, I had to deal with the painful consequences of sunburn for many days