Experiences

The other day I was watching a movie and I heard something interesting. One of the characters said that in order to be a good writer you need to have experiences and by the age of 25 you should have enough experiences to be able to write novels for the rest of your life.

Now, it was in a movie so who knows if that is completely true but it got me thinking. It got me thinking about how experiences shape you as a person and I'm not entirely sure I have enough experiences.

One day I want to be able to share my stories and experiences and hopefully be able to inspire people or at least teach them a lesson or two about life.

Of course going away to college is going to give me a lot of experience in the 'party scene' and I'm sure I'll have plenty of funny stories to tell about that. But, that isn't what college is all about and that isn't what life is all about. Life is so much more than drinking every weekend.

I want to be able to travel the world and meet people all over. I want to learn about all of the different cultures there are and learn about all of the different types of people that this world consists of. And then I want to bring back my stories and experiences and be able to share them. Even if I inspire or teach just one person a lesson, that'll be enough for me.

Life is what we make it and we aren't roots in the ground. We are able to move around, and travel, and learn. Too many people are content just staying in one place and I don't think that is enough for me. I want more than that in my life.

I want to learn and I am eager to learn about everything else this world has to offer.