8 April 2012

Throughout life I think we all leave paths of where we've been. Sometimes it can be obvious and other times it's harder to pinpoint. Depending on how much of an impact we make on other people determines how much we're remembered somewhere with someone. I think that we're all able to leave something behind us that is memorable that is able to stand up to the tests of time. It's the whole purpose of making first impressions...lasting, so you're remembered.

We always try to make everything perfect on the first try, scared that something will go wrong and that it will be forever remembered as a failure. I don't think that every mistake should always be viewed as a fluke though, when the lightbulb was created, Thomas Edison stated that he didn't fail, he simply executed the 1,001 steps to making one. I think that we should be excited to try new things instead of always being afraid to fall down. You don't learn and get better without a few bruises. In the end, you're able to better remember the places you've been and know that you left a little piece of yourself behind for someone else to remember.