Song I wrote to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRXO77hJGKA
Dear Kellsie,
I hate the emphasis the United States puts on our education system. I get it, we don't want to be a bunch of dumb asses, I really do. But calm the hell down. Seriously. Calm yourself.
People are worth so much more than their GPA. In the long run, it doesn't matter what you did in your high school classroom. It doesn't matter what activities you were involved in. No one gives a fuck if you were student body president or prom queen or whatever gives you a bump up on the social ladder. Let me say it again because I feel like it's crucial people understand this: No. One. Gives. A. Fuck. No one. Everyone is so worried about what they are doing and how they look that they don't give you a second glance. Stop worrying about what other people think and focus on yourself. In the end, you have to spend the rest of your life with who you are, not who you think everyone else wants you to be.
I wish we could be a little bit more like children. When you ask a little kid what they want to be when they grow up, they rarely hesitate. They don't think "well, I'd like to be a princess, but the logistics just really aren't working out in my favor." They don't think like that because it doesn't cross their mind that they "can't." They know they're amazing and they can do anything so they look you right in the eye and tell you what they're going to be. They know what they want and that they have no boundaries or limitations and they fucking own it. They're also happy. Like, all the damn time. Their little minds go a mile a minute and they live with no fear and no regrets. Why can't we all be like that? At what point in our lives do we become convinced we "can't?" When do we go from princess to store manager? Is it school? What our parents end up telling us? Reality hitting just a bit too hard? We go from "follow your dreams" to "make money" in the blink of an eye. I wish I were the type of person to live fearlessly and dive in head first. It's never too late to change, but we rarely ever do. Why? Why is that?
Sincerely,
Alice.
