Dear World,
I hope this letter find you in a happy place. I feel as if I know you so well, though we have only know each other for a brief moment. I'm in college now, and learning every step of the way. Temple University is my new home, and I now bleed Cherry and White. The city of Philadelphia is an amazing inspiration for any artistic abilities, and it also bring together many cities as one. I've met some great people over the past few weeks and learned quite a few lessons. But even if things didn't always go my way, I've learned that everything happens for a reason, and people do not cross your paths mistakenly. They all belong in this crazy thing that we are dying to live... Life.
To often in life, we sit back and just drive by it. Sitting in our fancy cars and large houses, we shut the world out and forget that the point that of life is to live it. There are so many opportunities for people to live life the way God intended, yet we stray away from success in fear of failure. As Albert Einstein once said, "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." The only way to become something in life is to take great leaps of faith, and not be afraid to fall. Imagine where we would be today if Martin Luther King had been afraid to have a dream, or if President Barack Obama was afraid of become apart of history... Without individuals who are willing to take risk and become successful, the world would be a bland and mindless environment that cultivates ignorance. Bottom line, you can't be afraid to take risk and obtain success, and you must live your life actively, rather than passively.
Lastly, before I leave you, you must remember to enjoy your life rather than just getting by. Ambition in life is greatly appreciated in the workplace, but if it becomes your entire life than you have missed the point of what it mean to live it. Life should be a mixture of both business and play, because even CEO's take family vacations. When attempting to complete your life's goals you cannot forget to take a break and just take in life for what it is. There is so much that the world has to offer, and if we are too focused on what is going on in our lives, we forget that we are apart of a global community and we have to contribute to it.
Until We Meet Again,
Letters To Cuba.
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