WHY?
Cause being sixteen means you are no longer a kid and fortunately you are not an adult either.It means that amazing mix of freedom and responsibility. People actually listen to you when you talk and value your opinion and yet you can still get away with the puppy dog look if you play your cards right....;).
The day I turned sixteen I woke up feeling great. It was just one of those days that nothing could go wrong. Not even the fact that I had my commerce exam the next day. It was just one of those days that I knew I was gonna love no matter what. One of the first people who called to wish me asked me how it felt to finally be sixteen and I replied very honestly and promptly that it felt great. But some time later thinking about it I realised that there was more to that question than just a simple answer. I read somewhere that when your sixteen your also fifteen, fourteen.....ten, nine....and one.Its true. There are times when every bit emerges that's what makes you such a complete person. Your memories and experiences never die they only serve to make you stronger. So I thought about it and here's some of what I think I learnt ...though some of it is admittedly nonsensical
- Hard work and passion are irreplaceable and usually yields good results.
- First impressions matter but its what you do with them that make the difference.
- Chocolate and pretty much all other food tastes disgusting just after you've brushed your teeth.
- Trust takes years to build and seconds to break.
- Teddy bears and hugs are eternal.
- You never know what you have until you've lost it.
- Just because you talk long and loud doesn't mean people have to listen to you.
- Words can and do hurt more then anything else. And you cant take them back.
- People can have problems and they can have solutions but the ones with all the solutions usually have their share of problems too.
- There are people other then dysfunctional celebs that have issues.
- You never really know the people you love and that's the beauty of it.
- Memories last forever specially the good ones.
- Proverbs and cliches can contradict each other but sometimes they make sense.
- There are other ways too solve problems then screaming and sulking.
- Reading too much into simple things screws everything up.
Being a year older means starting afresh. But it doesn't make all your previous years go away. Wisdom doesn't actually come with age it comes with experience. Being sixteen opens up a whole new world but it doesn't shut out the old one.
