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The Good and The Bad
In life, there are good and bad things and many obstacles everyone goes through. Many things represent both of these, the good and the bad. I wanted to explore these. I went downtown to explore. Downtown is always busy. Many people live downtown, unlike me. Some people like downtown and some don't. Many people are affected by living downtown. For example there's always traffic, many people walk by your house, and busy things are always going on around your house. Those are some cons about living downtown. There are many pros as well. There are good and bad things about everything is life.
Obstacles. They can come at any given time, in any shape or size. There could be easy obstacles that you can achieve very easy or very hard obstacles that could take days, months, or years to achieve and continue what you were doing before running into the obstacle. I feel that the best representation for any obstacle is a big, round, orange and white cone. These are mostly used when there is construction on the roads, but not always. These cones have a strong mean to tell us, you can't go in this area, you must take a detour. Some examples of different obstacles are having to taking a detour when you driving with your family to Florida, or you understand everything two days before a math test, then your teacher teaches you something the day before and you have to study all night long to get a good grade on the test, even though you are very tired from the night of studying. Obstacles come during any moment.
Positive things. They are always good. Positive ideas, vibes, and people are all around us. For example, like bringing a family food when a loved one is sick or planning a surprise trip for someone special. There's always a positive to everything. Even to the number negative four. The positive to negative four is four. It's that simple. I feel that flowers bring people good vibes. Flowers are given to people at dances, after a recital, after a game, and after a loved one passes. Flowers represent kindness. Positive and kind ideas, vibes, and people can also encourage us to push yourself to be the best we can be at school or even in a sport. Kindness is always positive.
As you can see there are many obstacles you have to get through, but also along the way there are many positive and encouraging things that push you to-do you best. Everything can be represented as many things. The things I listed are just a few. Just think to yourself, am I an obstacle in people encouraging and positive things in people's life?
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I was inspired to write this piece by walking downtown, and really thinking the deeper meaning of thins, not just their physical features.