The Best Decision Ever Made
At the time we make them, decisions can often seem small and insignificant. But if we look back I'm sure most of us can find a small choice we made which changed the direction of our lives. This was mine.
On a rainy Friday night in the fourth grade, I was browsing through the video store looking for something that my Mom and I could watch for our weekend treat. A certain movie caught my eye and I picked it up to read the blurb. Excited, I went to my mother who smiled and said, "I think you might like that." I made my choice right then. The film was Star Wars.
That night I was transported to a world where it seemed anything was possible: the world of science-fiction. The exhiliration I felt has been equalled by few other films and surpassed by almost none. A whole galaxy (pun intended) of stories was possible in this genre. I became determined to read all I could. I had always liked stories, but now I was hooked.
Not long after, I began watching Star Trek on television (I still remember the first episode I saw), and reading the tie-in novels for both franchises. I began branching out in my interests as well: The Lord of The Rings, Narnia, Sherlock Holmes, and even Shakespeare (!) all became part of my life. Even now, I can barely last twenty-four hours without a book to read. My love of reading and hearing stories gradually turned into the desire to tell my own. And so here I am, studying for a degree in creative writing.
The best decision I ever made was in the sci-fi aisle of the video store. It was small, unimportant, and insignificant. It also changed the course of my life. Just another lesson that few things are quite what they appear to be.
Be seeing you,
Steven
On a rainy Friday night in the fourth grade, I was browsing through the video store looking for something that my Mom and I could watch for our weekend treat. A certain movie caught my eye and I picked it up to read the blurb. Excited, I went to my mother who smiled and said, "I think you might like that." I made my choice right then. The film was Star Wars.
That night I was transported to a world where it seemed anything was possible: the world of science-fiction. The exhiliration I felt has been equalled by few other films and surpassed by almost none. A whole galaxy (pun intended) of stories was possible in this genre. I became determined to read all I could. I had always liked stories, but now I was hooked.
Not long after, I began watching Star Trek on television (I still remember the first episode I saw), and reading the tie-in novels for both franchises. I began branching out in my interests as well: The Lord of The Rings, Narnia, Sherlock Holmes, and even Shakespeare (!) all became part of my life. Even now, I can barely last twenty-four hours without a book to read. My love of reading and hearing stories gradually turned into the desire to tell my own. And so here I am, studying for a degree in creative writing.
The best decision I ever made was in the sci-fi aisle of the video store. It was small, unimportant, and insignificant. It also changed the course of my life. Just another lesson that few things are quite what they appear to be.
Be seeing you,
Steven
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