Hello, my name is Ashley and I just recently had my birthday this month, May 13 to be exact. Throughout my 19 years of living, I have learned quite a lot, like many others have. While I am still learning, the things I have learned will guide me throughout my life forever.
19.
It seems almost to unreal to be 19,
Having been on this Earth for almost
Two decades.
Things have changed throughout those 19 years.
I have grown from child to adult,
Sister to friend,
Acquaintance to daughter,
Many titles and many new roles.
In my 19 years on this planet, I have learned
A lot from not just my family and friends,
But the mistakes people on this world has made.
I have learned to become more vocal in opinions.
No longer do I worry about being “too young” or
“Too anxious” to say what needs to be said...
Because what I have to say matters.
In my 19 years on this planet, I have learned
That family doesn’t end with blood.
Thank you, Bobby Singer, for that one.
My family isn’t perfect and just because we share
The same DNA does not mean anything.
The friends I have made are closer to me than
Many of my own bloodline...
And that is okay.
I have lived on this world for almost two decades
And unfortunately I have seen it go down.
But instead of being the generation to sit and
Wonder what I could have done,
I plan on being the generation to fix mistakes.
In my 19 years on this planet, I have learned
That our only shot at fixing this mess, is us.
No longer will I sit back and watch as our
World, our Home, our Lives, be destroyed by
The very thing that created it.
Us.
In the next 19 years, I hope to take what I have
Learned from growing up-
How to be kind, make the right choices, stand up
For myself, and more,
Be the pathway to saving our world, no matter
If I am alone or not in this fight.
These 19 years of living has taught me that now is
Not the time to be selfish. To not hold grudges.
Now is the time to work together and save our
Home before it is too late to do it.
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