Just Do It

So, recently, I was in the hallway, standing by my locker after school, as I usually do before I go home, talking with some friends. We all typically meet up there and talk, as we're a pretty tight knit group! But on this day, our friend brought up the fact that her chamber choir teacher wouldn't be at class and that they would have a substitute. The other three of us jokingly suggested that the we go with her to class and pretend like we were in the choir and sing along. Weellll we did it.

When we walked in several minutes late, the whole class snickered. We randomly grabbed folders so as to fit in with the rest of the students and sat down at random. We knew most of the people in there so it was a really fun time. I actually sang along with the rest of the class even when I didn't know the lyrics, which was all of the time. By the end of class we were dancing along with the music singing "Walk-Ing - On - The - Green - Grass!!!" It was a great time and has turned out to be a great story, although I may have rushed through it this time around.

My point is that that day I took a random chance. I didn't really care what people thought of me or whether or not I would get in trouble, but rather a few friends and I all went in together and acted silly. We weren't concerned with getting caught or in trouble because we knew it would make a great story. And that is what I have taken away from this. Too often people are timid and don't want to do things because they're scared of what might happen if they do. But now, I just say go for it! Because why not? More often than not, you've really got nothing to loose. I like to do things because of the adventure that I might have and the story that will come along with that because I want to be the cool old guy that surprises everybody with his outlandish tales of that bachelor party in vegas where he got married to a stripper, stole a tiger, and counted cards to win $80,000! But for real, I've found that if you do things because of the potential they have to be exiting, you'll have a much more exiting life.