I'm 19

Today is my 19th birthday and it has been great. People called me, mailed me things, greeted me around campus, sang to me, baked for me, took me to Sonic, carried my backpack, and tonight I'm going to eat with some friends.  But today in Composition one, after I was given the much anticipated "birthday pencil", we talked about our mortality. We discussed how every year, we celebrate a birthday, but we also celebrate a death day. We just don't know which day it is. I know it sounds kid of depressing, but I found it intriguing. We need to take every single day and get the most out of it and give the most that we can. We can never get yesterday back and we are not certain of tomorrow. All we have is today. Use the time given to you wisely.