Past, Present, Future

I understand that education is important and a part of life, but I refuse to compromise my everything during school in order to "suceed" per sé. Many people spend these years of their lives preparing for a life not living one, and more often than not, we seem to forget that life is already happening within us and around us, and that life itself is so spontaneous that plans sometimes become nothing more than frivolity. It's not all about school, no matter how great a burden it might seem, or how definitive it's presence might be. Life can't always simply be about working towards something, even if, at times, it's important to feel that sense of where you want to be. I think that sometimes we need to assess where we are currently, and live for that moment. Hold tight your dreams and by all means wish for the future you'll always want for yourself, but rather, let those dreams not create who you want to be, but instead build upon the character you currently are.