Tuesday, January 12, 2010

On a more serious note

My whole life I have always dreamed of three things, the first of these is for myself to be playing a red electric guitar on a motorcycle as I ride said motorcycle, for me to find myself in a situation where I am preparing to do a "crazy" act and someone says to me "Are you out of your mind!?!" and then proceed my crazy act with "You really are out of your mind!!", and finally to break and/or set a world record. So I found myself today daydreaming in my history class about a situation where in order to impress an attractive female who happens to be highly attracted to men who break and/or set world records, by setting the world record for "longest jump completed on a motorcycle while the rider was playing the electric guitar" and how before I make my jump my nerdy best friend/sidekick says to me "Sam, are you out of your mind!?!" to which I reply by soloing on the guitar and then shooting off the jump, only to nail my jump, impress the attractive female, and then hear my nerdy best friend/sidekick say to me "You really are out of your mind!!". Then I was awoken from my daydream with a brilliant idea. Now, as anyone who sees me probably knows, I happen to own a great deal of V-Neck shirts and happen to enjoy being the biggest "super legit hardcore rebel" ever. So I started thinking "Sam, what world record could you easily break? Hmmm well I guess I could do something with my plethora of V-Necks? Why yes Old Sport! I believe you've got it, do something with your low cut shirts!".
So I, Sam Wolf, have decided to set a new world record of being "The first male at North Central High School in Indianapolis Indiana to violate the dress code for wearing a shirt that is deemed to be too low-cut". I hope that I shall be successful, and realize that it will be quite a long journey. So I am asking all who read this that if you see me in the hallway give me a pat on the back and say "I believe in you Sam", and together we can achieve something great.

Now on a more serious note I would also like to take the time to address a serious problem in today's soceity, suicide. Many teenagers are depressed due to problems at school, with their home life, or due to a failed relationship. Many people feel it is their only option when in reality it is not. Suicide is a permanent problem to a temporary solution, and not only robs you of your life but affects those who are close to you. However the good news is that suicide is a problem that many who are close to the victim are able to help prevent. One must constantly remind the person that you care about them and that whatever is bothering them will pass, one should also contact a trusted adult, teacher, or any other type of official. How does one tell that someone close to them is having suicidal thoughts? The easiest and most efficient is to look for signs that the person says or does such as "Soon none of this will matter", "I think I want to kill myself", or the person drawing a picture of them hanging themselves, labeling the character "Me", and then facing and angling the picture so that you have a perfect view of the drawing. If you or anyone you know is showing signs such as these then please contact someone close to you. Remember, your life is precious so please don't waste it on being a martyr for "some greater cause".

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