"Trying to Get It"

I wish I’d learned this lesson sooner but better now than later.

Every day you are destined to create ideas, make mistakes, and decide on possible

outcomes that could impact the way you live no matter what. Everyone you’ve spoken

to or known that ceased to exist, including yourself, was given the opportunity to play

this game of life we all know.

There are three ways to play when it comes to this game.

The first is survival in which you will do anything that can get you from point A to point

B in the quickest, smoothest, and most logical way to achieve success.

The second is to live where you stop surviving to bring yourself into a moment to have

satisfaction and to become human again with emotions flowing through.

The third is to originate. This style goes beyond the limits from point A to point B in any

scenario. Your perspective of life reveals new opportunities and ideas to be taken

advantage of in this way to play life. You would gradually become better than the

ordinary in the current society. All this comes with the process of taking risks that could

become embarrassing moments, losing friends, fear of missing out on moments, voice

of judgment, and more. Pouring your blood, sweat, tears, leaving your comfort zone,

and eventually will be rewarded if done correctly, but easier to be said than done.

How are you going to continue playing this game of life?

By: Patrick Brandys

Year: 2025

Major: Emerging Technology in Business & Design

Hometown: Niles, IL

Fun Fact: Was able to see Travis Scott perform recently and it was amazing