The gentle breeze flows through your hair, which is drenched in sweat. It cools you down as you slowly jog your way along the track. You’re in your own world, focused on nothing else but to win. The crowd chants your name, but all you can hear are your short breaths. You start to feel a strong pain in your side, and feel like giving up, but you keep a steady pace. You glance behind your back, and see the other competitors determined to pass you by. Suddenly, a burst of energy encourages you to keep going. Your mouth is incredibly dry, but you think about how much you want this. You close your eyes, and focus on what you want most. As your eyes open, your mind thinks about nothing else, but to just keep going. You’re zoned out of the world, and can hardly hear anything. Your heart pounds hard against your chest, trying to escape the agony. The finish line is in your sight. Your coach is screaming at you to keep running. The crowd roars as you step over the finish line. You can’t help, but to keep smiling. Your coach helps you up, and you two embrace as the stadium celebrates your win, a gold medal. You are a gold medallist. You have waited your whole life for this moment. You step onto the platform, and they gently place the gold medal onto your neck. You’ve never felt so proud. You take the shining piece of gold in your hands and raise it up to the crowd. They cheer, and you think of what you have just accomplished. You’ve never felt happier in your life.
Goals are something that make life interesting. They give someone a thought. A thought that will last forever. But what exactly is a goal? I think a goal is whatever the person wants it to be. To me, goals are like thoughts that don't have an end. They just keep going on and on. If you think about your goal, you imagine so many different things that would be different if you accomplished that goal. Goals can be as little as acing a test, or they can be as big as winning a gold medal at the Olympics. But whatever the goal is, big or small, they are goals.
I told you goals are like never-ending thoughts. That's true if you really think about it. For instance, if your goal was to ace a test, your life would change. Your parents would be proud of you, your teachers would be impressed with you, even your siblings may congratulate you. See how these things keep going on and on? This is what I mean by never-ending. Any goal can change your life in so many different ways.
Accomplishing a goal always feels so good. You feel happy all over, and you can't stop smiling. It's hard to explain, but I'm sure you know what I mean. One of my goals in life is to be accepted into Harvard University one day. Harvard is a very good university, and pretty hard to get into. My goal probably may not come true, but I still keep hoping it will happen one day. Many goals may not come true, but the fun part about it is that you can still dream about it happening. You can still think about what it would be like if it did happen. Like I said before, goals last forever. Even if they don't come true, they can still be a goal.
LIFE LESSON: In life, some of your goals may not come true. But you can still hope that some day it will happen. If your goal has not happened, keep imagining what it would be like if it happened. Then it shows you how much you want it, and how hard you'll work to get it. If you work hard enough, you never know, maybe it will happen.
I commented on Wilks' blog, K is for Ketchup.
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