It seems like when one is given the opportunity to take as many chances as applicable, that person decides that chance is a frightening ward against self-preservation. In other words, High School is a blow off of college, people are allowed to be stupid and not be harmed by it later, but, it’s difficult when one is so frightened of the fact that they might be changed, turned down, lost in the confusion of the bitter world. So why are people so afraid of something that doesn’t matter? It’s the manner of human feelings: the chest throb, the gulp, the butterflies in the stomach, the shakes, the quakes, the atmospheric pressure, cold sweat, heated face, pigeon toed, blushing. Nervousness is defined as unnaturally uneasy. As loosely defined as it is, it should be more like: the uneasiness expressed when one doesn’t know what they are doing, or are afraid of the next event. If nervousness has a portentious quality, then it should be equivalent to the abrasion of happiness. Since nervousness does give a hindrance to the opportunity of chance it may as well be defined as the anti-unity, or anti-love.

So, how to conquer this beast of omniscient likeness? The answer is simple, courage. It’s hard to muster, even the lion from the Wizard of Oz thought so. But, he got a medal of valor and look where he is now, “king of the forest”. So what is this “medal of valor”, this trigger to the one thing needed to thwart the beast? It’s in everyone. The trigger could be a past memory, an undying love that pushes you forward, simple complements from a co-worker, a friend’s dog dying, a car crash, a guy with a weird purple Mohawk; inspiration is the trigger, either that or you’re just damn lucky. But then again, weren’t you inspired by your childhood to continue a persistent thwarting of nervousness? The people who have the most courage in high school are the ones who aren’t mainly concerned about appearance or of what others think of them because they know already how people perceive them. That perceived image might be excess confidence or egotistical manner, but it could also just be a keen eye on the crowd.

Take a step back from society and ask yourself these questions:

Do I have really good honest to god loyal friends?

Am I loyal to them, do I talk behind their back, have I ever betrayed them?

Do people that you don’t normally associate with ask you what the homework was for a certain class?

Do you make people uneasy, create a gloomy atmosphere, put on a smile everyday?

Lastly, do you like toast?

For number one, if you have good friends, you are perceptive of others and will have people to fall back on if you’re ever in trouble, people make conclusions about a person based on friends. It’s important that if you would ever be friends with another person that you see how they’re friends act with them.

Number two, Loyalty is racked high amongst qualities in a friend, as long as you are loyal, people see you as trustworthy.

If others talk to you, they feel that you are easy going, easy to talk to. Unless of course the beast is back….

A smile a day keeps friends to stay.

Toast is an essential part of everyone’s breakfast.