Graduation

I've been thinking recently about high school graduation. Watching my friends getting ready to graduate, and watching how they deal with it. Watching those around me that are younger than me watching the seniors in my school, and how much they want to be like them.

Its a slightly humbling, as well as menancholy experience. Its also regretful, because unlike most of those around me, I am not particularly invested in the high school experience. I can see how others around me are going out and doing things with themselves that I could have done. I certainly have the potential.

But the sad fact is, I have no desire to do so. I would rather be awake, paying attention, and to be learning than to be blinded by my parents opinions, to be invested in drama, who's dating who, or what tv show or fashion is in style. The thought of being like that is contrary to my core beliefs. But they do have fun. There's no denying that.

So while some of my friends are busy becoming student officers, taking 'leadership' positions, and studying hard, I'm sitting back, playing the system, and thinking about how to break it. At least, as far as I'm concerned. Because the system certainly is broken, and is in desperate need of fixing.

Who has the integrity to fix it, instead of tipping it even more in their favor?