Be a Kid by Arianna

Be a Kid by Arianna - July 2025 Scholarship Essay

If I could give my past self one piece of advice it would be to enjoy life while you are young. I chose this piece of advice because this is something I really regret now that I'm older. Time flies by and before you know it you have all these important responsibilities like school and work and I wish I would've taken advantage of staying a kid longer than I did. I know everyone is eager to grow up like I did because there is some fun to that but I would tell my past self to enjoy being a kid and take advantage of it for as long as you can because once you get older and grow up there is no turning back or being a kid anymore. As a kid your only job is to have fun and discover new things but if you are in a rush to grow up you might just miss important things that would have benefited you in the long run. Overall even though growing up is fun I wish I could tell my younger self to slow down and enjoy the time I had and I know others have the same regrets and now I spend every moment I can being a teenager before I have to go off on my own into the real world.