The Truth of Living to the Fullest by ADELYN

The Truth of Living to the Fullest by ADELYN - March 2025 Scholarship Essay

As a high school junior, the question of my future has often come to mind. “How will I fit into the world?” “What if I am not good enough?” These are questions that often cross my mind, as well as the minds of many others in my age group. College is a quickly approaching deadline which always seems to intimidate me from afar, always growing closer but not quite there.
“What do you want to do with your life?” A question I am expected to know the answer to at only the age of sixteen. If I look forward to my future I see a large blur of possibilities and the numerous people I could be. I plan to study psychology in college, but what if that’s not my true passion?
“Where do you see yourself in ten years?” If I had to answer this question right now I would probably say I would be living in London, England with my husband, children, and possibly a few dogs. Moving to England has been my dream since I was a little girl. I would be working as a psychiatrist, hopefully even opening my own practice. I have always wanted to impact people’s lives for the better through the work that I do.
“Are you sure that’s what you really want?” I am not ever completely sure. Dreams and passions change all the time, and plans almost never go the way we hope. If I was asked the same question even this time next year the answer would almost surely be different than right now. Something may happen and completely change the course of my life no matter the amount of times I pray it does not.
“What if you regret the choices you are making now?” Regret is a definite result of life. The only way to discover the best way to live life is to find all the improper ways first. How will I ever know where I truly see myself without learning where I do not see myself?
As humans, we wish life could flow at the pace we want, with exactly the things we want coming to fruition. But do you really know what you want? How is one expected to live life without regrets and changing course? Living life to the fullest and discovering your place in the world is the best way to live. Regrets are a temporary setback of living, so live every day as if tomorrow is simply a distant object of the future. Worrying about what will happen next in life is a worry not well spent.