A Little Knowledge

Eve

ry day of my life is an adventure. There are constant conflicts to get through, lessons to learn and people to learn about. Although each day may not be as adventurous as, or more adventurous than, the previous one, each day of the 365-day cycle is different—at least, so far.

Since I turned 13, I have run into a lot of things along my road in life. Although each experience may not be positive, each and every one teaches me a lesson. I apply these lessons to life and use them as examples to follow or not. I like learning things that will help me avoid trouble. Whether this means teachings that will save my life, or a new section in algebra, I welcome all the knowledge into my mind. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a lot of knowledge could be a catastrophe.

I mainly spend my time going to school, going out with my family, doing chores and other work at my house or entertaining myself in some other way, like enjoying my hobbies. I mostly enjoy researching and learning about insects and animals, going outside and catching bugs, playing with my dogs or any creatures I catch, and playing games. I'd better enjoy my childhood while I can because it will be gone before I know it. I get along with my family and friends well, except when I clash with my siblings. Although this is just sibling rivalry, sometimes they disrespect me so much that it is hard for me to ignore.

I go to Audubon Middle School Magnet, and next year I will be attending Crenshaw High School Magnet. Although the schools can use a lot of improvement, they could be worse. Improvements could be maturity of the kids, understanding of the staff and the condition of the buildings. The teachers and students seldom show concern about the feelings of 13-year-olds. This is not unusual in life these days. I can't stand hotheaded people or people who think too highly of themselves. I can get over selfish people in their own world because that will come back on them, but it is when their stubbornness negatively affects me that I get annoyed! The worst part is that they are so self-centered that they really don't care!

It feels bad to be underestimated, disrespected and taken for granted. All these things have happened to me, and I do not like it when people think I am too young or too stupid to know about idiotic things they have done to me or anyone else! Nor do I like it when people try to get away with stealing from me, talking about me or mistreating me in any way. People do those things because I am13, so they don't think I am capable of knowing about that. Many people I once trusted did things like that, and from these actions I have learned a lot.

I also do not like crooks, thieves, trouble, stress, drama, innocent killings, war, death, bullies, disrespect, taxes, embarrassment and people who don't know or don't want to know the difference between right and wrong. In my life so far, I have run into many people who ticked me off, especially those who try to harm me. When people hypothesize that they are better than someone else, they will probably talk about you, bother you and try to affect you mentally or physically or both. I have had to learn how to deal with this and fight back, or I would not have survived. People who think the world revolves around them are unpleasant company. In my opinion, a ghastly aura of selfishness surrounds them, sucking all the air out of whatever space they occupy. They constantly brag and assume that it is their right to disrespect anybody in any way, but it seems to be a violation of a federal law to disrespect them.

Most of the time my immediate older brother is like this, and sometimes other people I know are too. My brother does not always give me the respect I deserve, and he thinks he is always right. There is too much negativity in the world, and if selfish people took a minute to think about someone besides themselves, maybe this would change. After all, greed will imprison us all.

I admire people who do positive things in order to make a difference in their world, especially my parents. I dream of being a very successful entomologist, zoologist or biologist. I want a world of peace, and I want people who don't live in the greatest neighborhoods not to have to walk out their front door in fear of whatever lurks beyond their yard. I want all the gangs, wars, acts of hatred, negativity and other things that damage people to become things of the past instead of the present and future.

I fear worldwide mass destruction, death of any of my family members and the activities and mentalities of some humans of this day and age. I want all 13-year-olds to stand up for themselves and the positive things they believe in because no one will fight their battles or wars. As a 13-year-old, I know the responsibility is rushed upon us to learn how to deal with life in all of its aspects. An immense amount of pressure is placed on us by people who think all 13-year-olds are troublemakers. We are also pressured by kids who do immature and stupid things that prove these people's ideas correct. We have to redeem ourselves and reclaim what these occurrences have deprived us of: a good reputation. The stereotypical identity of a 13-year-old is not always accurate. Life goes through a metamorphosis, and being 13 is one of the main stages.