Originally Posted by enemyat_thesix

I never said you were disappointing, I said the path you've chosen is. People who waste their time getting '****ed up' are squandering the potential they have to be great. I am only seventeen, yet I accomplish a lot with my discipline: I devote my time to school and work, hobbies and friends. I have a 4.6 GPA; I work roughly 20 hours a week, and save the majority of my earnings rather than spend them on drugs or whatnot; I bolster my relationships, and chill with friends, without indulging in drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. In my remaining spare time I fool around with Fruity Loops, and have produced thirty-odd original songs. However, my proudest achievement thus far is the receiving of a 30K scholarship to Emerson College in Boston for Audio Production/Sound Design, which I hope will help me achieve my dreams of being a record producer and owning a label someday. I am the top ranked player on my server in Day of Defeat, a highly competitive, skill based online FPS.

These 'accomplishments' may seem trivial to you; but they are not to me. Besides, I am seventeen: I have my whole life in front of me--something which drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and even promiscuity could compromise. Fulfillment is far more important than accomplishment, anyway.

Ultimately, I enjoy life to the fullest extent, without the use of drugs, alcohol, or tobacco; I don't need them to feel alive, or to appreciate the sunset, or to ease my anxious mind. I also am a virgin, and am proud to say so: I believe sex is more than a physical act and therefore am waiting until I can get the most out of it. I understand my age will be used against me; however, I am not naive. I have been asked to do drugs, and declined; I have been around people who were drinking, and abstained; I have even been tempted with sex, and have also resisted that.

I wouldn't say you're in a jail cell: I'd say you're in a valley. But the sun still shines, if you'll only climb out.