We learn many life lessons when we are little, and as we move throughout high school. The one lesson that has stuck with me has been “You get out, what you put in”. My father would tell me this when I was little. It made sense to me especially with my livestock projects in 4-H. The more hours I put into something the better off it would turn out to be. From working with my pig at nights to working with my cattle every morning of the summer, as I kept going, things improved. I understand things simply take time.
“Rome was not built in a day” and if it was nobody would remember it because it would not be of the quality that it is known for. That is the value of time, it can cause things to turn out so beautiful. We live in a world filled with quantity because we no longer slow down for quality. However it is not easy to slow down in a world that moves so fast. But it is important that we slow down for the things that mean the most. We only have a certain amount of time here in this world with the people that we appreciate the most, so don’t forget to enjoy it.
My Sophomore year in high school I wanted to try everything and I was not the best at saying no when someone would ask me to do something. Then on a trip with my dad we had a conversion that really opened my eyes. I can not do everything, if I keep adding things to my plate I am going to fall and everything will crash. This was not an easy conversation because I wanted to do so much but I simply did not have time for it all. Sometimes we get caught up in trying everything that we forget to slow down and enjoy the things we already have. It is crucial that we are wise with our time and prioritize what is truly important to us in our life. It is okay to set time aside for what means the most to you.
I made the choice to put my time into FFA and Agriculture. I chose to go all out and try as many CDE’s and LDE’s that I could even after I have done the required amount. I was shown so many opportunities and have met so many new people. This was the choice that I made and my question was this. “What are you going to regret?” Is this something you are going to look back on and say” man I wish I should have done that.” If so then go for it, it is up to you and what you want to do. So if you are feeling like your time is running out at the end of each day. Please ask yourself what is truly worth your time.
Best of luck on your endeavors Kansas FFA!
Sincerely,
Josey Schmidt
