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Don't Wait Anymore, Just Go

"If you were waiting for someone to give you permission or a sign from the world to go, this is it."

 Parker Jane Heard
Jan 17, 2017
Oklahoma State
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Don't Wait Anymore, Just Go
Parker Jane Heard

To my friends, family, strangers, and everyone in between,

I write this on behalf of everyone who truly wants to make a change, for those who are not happy with the subtle nuances of everyday life. Those who ineffably crave the unknown and are drowning in familiarity. This letter is for you.

It has come to my attention that an alarming rate of youths are forgoing their chance to experience the great unknown in fear of missing the all too familiar. Let me repeat, young adults are willingly giving up their chance to roam the world, digest new cultures, and expand their understanding of the world around them for football games and "the typical college experience."

To this I respond, why? Why settle for the expected, the familiar? Why choose the path that leads to a life of ignorant bliss of the beautiful and mysterious world around you? Why stay when you have a chance to go?

Go forth and explore the world around you and learn something new! If you crave something extraordinary, something that cannot be satisfied by going to school in a different state. Take a chance and go. Leave and don't come back until your desire to experience the unknown is quenched with a new knowledge of the world.

If you were waiting for someone to give you permission or a sign from the world to go, this is it.

Go!

If it means an internship in a foreign city, studying abroad a world away, or even a trip for no particular reason other than finding something new, go! Experience everything you can while you are still young, free, and craving adventure. Go for the reason of bettering yourself, just GO!

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