When I was a young high school student, I had very little responsibility until one choice made me realize that, …show more content…
I think I was living too fast for myself that night, though. When I came home, I didn’t feel like I had done anything even remotely close to spontaneous; it just felt really dumb. Now that time has passed and I can look back at the event, I can see some humor in what I did. I still acknowledge that I was extremely foolish in my decision making, but being able to laugh at it is important in the growing process. I do see, now, that I was living in the moment. It was a random idea that night, and the randomness caused carelessness and ultimately led to me getting caught. I would rather say “remember when,” and not look back and say “what if.” If any good came out of this tragically stupid night, it would be that I have a great story to tell …show more content…
I know, now, that when I snuck out I was being young and dumb. I regret the way I handled the situation more than anything. Knowing now what I didn’t know then, I think I would go back and make the same decision, but I would change the way I did it. That choice developed a huge part of who I am, so I don’t want to completely take it back; I just want to change the way it all happened. This one dumb decision taught me the importance of responsibility, taught me what true regret is, and taught me to make the most of the moments you have because you can’t get them back and this is the only life we