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2009. A great year, that happens to end by my favorite number. A year that shook world, and made it seem to nearly spin out of its axis. A year full of economic problems, disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and much more. More locally, 2009 was a year that was filled with lots of drama, when I come to think of it, but I also think it was filled of knowledge gained by those and tons of memories.
2009 was the year that began my reign of terror. Being the 'black' class 'rapist', winning Spirit Week, which was filled of tons of fun, and winning Ignite through 'terrifying' my classmates. Met lots of great people, and had tons of fun, 10 times more then the drama for sure (well at least for me).
2009 was also the year were I think I learned the most. I learned that getting your voice heard doesn't really matter if people don't feel what's on your heart. After all, words are merely words to the indifferent. I also learned that sometimes people actually don't care what others think, but instead care if these words will mark the people spoken to. 'We are scared of revealing what we fully think in fear that others may not care.' I also learned that I worked a ton, yet didn't get as much done as I should have. 2010 will hopefully be a year of efficiency. I also learned that the expression 'I don't care' is probably one of the most hurtful expressions. Also that silence is usually used as a weapon and not a cure. Angel was right, silence is like death.
2009 was the year that I realized that patience and understanding. Life in someway is like a chess game. Everyone has their own uses and abilities. A pawn cannot act like a rook, and a rook cannot act like a pawn. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, you can't make people change pieces (well you can by exchanging a pawn if it reaches the end of the opposite side, but we're not talking about revival here), it's all about how you play them. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who is the king, it's all about who did the 'checkmate'. Even so, if you're not the 'hero of the day', you win as a team. So just wait and see when you can use your pawns, because you never know, one day you might rely on them. Too bad that unlike chess, at the end of the day, alas we don't all end up in the same 'box'.
2009 was the year that I realized that bad dreams are worst then nightmares. Some of you might say that bad dreams are nightmares. But to me nightmares are the ones that you wake up suddenly fearful and sweaty. Nightmares will fill you with fear, but bad dreams with shake your heart. I think that a hurt heart is worst then a fearful heart.
2009 was the year that I realized that there are a lot of things that humanity won't change. Why? Because we lack of people that care and are willing to do it, sometimes I believe it's not too hard, it just takes a lot of effort. We're just not willing. Determination is simply but a joke.
2009 was the year that I noticed that the word 'love' is too commonly misused. We all know a person that's good looking, smart, committed. Overall, could accomplish anything. Yet, they are with that guy and at times you can just tell that they are mistreated. The worst part is when you know the guy, and you know that he just wants her for her 'physique'. It disgusts you that things are that way, but I guess 'boys will be boys'. That's too bad, because in 2009, I decided to be a man. I also learned that good guys only finish last because the real girls won't believe that real guys exist.
2009 was the year I realized that volleyball is pretty much one of the best sports that mankind has ever made. Basketball at times is a bit better, but none the less, volleyball is amazing. CCC!
2009 was the year that I realized that a true leader isn't someone that does all these things and people see him and listen to him. Someone that people see everywhere, it's more then that. A true leader is a person that doesn't have to say anything for people to follow them. 'People hear a shout, but they only listen to the whisper.' I realized that even the biggest leaders today follow others. We're all leaders, just in our own ways. I asked myself who's actions affects me the most, and it was funny to find out that that person may not ever even see themselves as a leader.
2009 was the year I realized that everyone struggles. The craziest thing is when you realize that even some people who always look so happy are really devastated inside. I guess that everyone wears a mask, and each one has a different design. I wish everyone could just take it off, just show everything. Everything.