Is it worth the wait? (4A)

Being Patient

Being patient is sometimes always a problem for me.  Some things I am impatient with is going to the dentist sitting in the chair waiting to get my teeth cleaned.  Also, waiting for a class to be over, and most  definitely waiting in traffic.  I hate it, I get really antsy waiting for those things.  However there are some things that I have no problem waiting for, such as dinner, cheerleading competitions or watching my favorite T.V show.  Cheer Competitions are really one of the things that I have no problem waiting for.

I will never forget my Freshman year cheering on the Derby Varsity Cheer Team.  It being my first year was a new experience and I was adjusting to high school and the different things that were required on a High School team.  I have to say I loved every minute of it.  When you are on a team you compete in cheerleading competitions.  You can compete in whatever ones you want until a big one comes along which is called STATES.  States is where many teams are competing and it is very competitive.  This competition is held in March so you have plenty of time to prepare for it.  My freshman year we competed in four competitions before that and won all of them.  It was awesome!  As  states was getting closer we began to have harder practices, some even longer, and we worked twice as hard in everything that we did.  States was the competition where we were going against our rival.  This team was OXFORD.  We never liked them, they were just a mean team, and always won in an unfair way.  It was never fair for the previous cheerleaders because they would always win unfairly.

The day of states, when we arrived, we sat down on the bleachers and walked over to the practice mat where each team goes and does their routine before they perform for real on the real mat in front of the judges and all of the fans.  We hit a solid performance on the practice mat and were confident on going out to perform.  As we were on deck to go on, our coaches said to us you can do it! Smile, hit those stunts and sell it !  And that's just what we did.  We hit a perfect routine and I couldn't have been more happier of our performance.  Now it was all up to the judges on who was going to take the 1st place trophy.  When they were announcing all the places, our hearts beating so fast that it felt like I was going to have a heart attack.  They called 2nd... and it was us.  Oxford again taken 1st.  Yes, we were sad, but even tho we placed 2nd, 1st and 2nd move forward to REGIONALS.  This competition took place just one week after states.  This meant we worked so hard and had practice every single day that upcoming week.

The day of Regionals was scary for me.  I was nervous but I knew my team could hit a perfect routine again just like we did the week before.  We knew that we had the potential and that we worked for it and waited so long for it.  And once again we did amazing on the mat.  The judges even smiled at us when we were done performing.  I knew that they loved us and that we had a change at taking that 1st place trophy.  So as we sat through the rest of competition anxious to know what we placed it was award time already.  We all sat down, hearts beating fast again holding each others hands so tight.  They call 2nd.. and it was a team from Massachusetts.  Here we are waiting for this moment... 1st place... and it was us!  I never jumped up so quickly and happy ever in my entire life.  It was the best feeling in the world.

I guess you can say that It was worth the wait.  It was worth waiting for this moment because you had to work for it, everyday.  You had to give 100% effort at all practices and fight for everything in that routine.  And that's exactly what my team did and even tho we waited... it was so worth it!

Now, today I no longer can wait for competitions like that anymore, but I can wait for my future.  I still am undeclared of my major and what I want to do in my life but when I get to that point I know it's going to be worth the wait because I am going to succeed and accomplish anything that I put my mind to and it's going to be a great feeling, just like the feeling of winning that day, and the wait was so worth it!

Society today, AMERICA

In society today, America is filled with competitions everyday.  People are competing with each other everyday.  America lacks delayed gratification.  (well in my opinion)  I believe that people feel the need to get things done right then and there and have no time for waiting and wanting to wait.  Americans compete against each other with jobs, having lots of money to live off of, and even being head of their job.  This is a major problem in America and it's just the way it is.  I mean the economy is not at it's best right now so you really can't blame people for being in competition with one another.

Can this be fixed?

Personally I do think that this can be fixed, but once the economy gets better.  Which who knows when that will be looking at society today.  I read an article on a study of 4 year olds.  If they waited for the marshmallow then those kids are more successful in life and had better grades and better relationships with their teachers, where as the kids who ate it right away weren't as successful.  Im sure the kids who waited to eat it thought about something else and distracted themselves from eating the candy.  This can somehow relate to people in our everyday lives, i'm not sure how many but at least some.

"You see this marshmallow? You don’t have to eat it. You can wait. Here’s how"  


This is a quote from one of the articles I read this week.  It is saying that you don't have to the eat the marshmallow and saying why you don't have to.  I look at this saying is, do you see the world, It can be fixed and you can wait for it to be fixed and need to patient and maybe our country can be improved.  They say that people who wait are more successful than the ones who can't.  So it's all up to you, Is it worth the wait ?


http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/18/090518fa_fact_lehrer?currentPage=all