Friday Night Lights

Okay, this show doesn't necessarily show the best sides of human nature and isn't shown during prime time for a reason. But the redeeming thing is that the show has some strong family values, heart-warming philosophy, and good almost always triumphs evil. If you don't watch the show, the girl in the picture here is Tyra, a girl who hasn't had many opportunities in life and has made some poor choices. But she's a senior, and wrote a college entrance paper that I thought is pretty profound. Here it is:
Two years ago, I was afraid of wanting anything
I figured wanting would lead to trying
And trying would lead to failure
But now I find I can’t stop wanting
I want to fly somewhere in first class
I want to travel to Europe on a business trip
I want to get invited to the White House
I want to learn about the world
I want to surprise myself
I want to be important
I want to be the best person I can be
I want to define myself instead of having others define me
I want to win and have people be happy for me
I want to lose and get over it
I want to not be afraid of the unknown
I want to grow up to be generous and big hearted
The way that people have been with me
I want an interesting surprising life
It’s not that I think I’m gonna get all these things
I just want the possibility of getting them
College represents possibility
The possibility that things are going to change
I can’t wait