Complete. A word that can mean a million different things to a million different people. To some, complete can mean being part of a whole, like a pizza or a pie. To others, complete can mean to finish something, whether it’s an assignment or a project that has finally gotten done, or even a complete pass from a quarterback to a receiver, like in sports. Some people may even interpret complete to mean feeling complete on the inside, maybe if everyone important to you finally came into your life and you finally felt complete. There are many different forms in the dictionary that describe exactly what complete is, whether through noun or verb form. The real definition of complete, however, is all dependent on you.

Thousands of people strive to be the greatest of all time and to show those who never believed in them that they can. In order to do this, however, you must prove not only to them but also yourself, that you too are complete. You, yourself, pick out and put together every aspect of their life that can come within reach and puts it together like a puzzle, in order to become complete. Many people think that being “complete”, is overrated and they think that you have to have the so-called “perfect” life in order to be so. This is not true, however. Being complete does not involve perfection of life or of yourself, it involves striving to be the greatest and coming out of failure even stronger. As cliche as the quote everybody seems to know may be, “try your best and if you don’t succeed, try, try again!”, this quote just so happens to relate to being complete. For example, if you fail at something in life, or (metaphorically) “fall down”, you must stand up and try again. Famous politician, militant official, and writer, Winston Churchill once said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts”. I don’t know about you but quotes like that inspire me to become the greatest person I can possibly be and to use inspiration and motivation to be creative and innovative, all to make an impact on this social-based society. Being “complete” also requires many aspects of your life to be considered complete. For example, many people may feel “complete” if they have completed a big assignment in their life, maybe for their occupation, to better benefit their career. Being complete can also affect you if you have gotten married, or completed your pregnancy. Major changes like these greatly affect your life, and it’s all due to feeling complete. Many people set small or major goals of completion nearly every day, without even realizing it. The word completion has a different meaning to everyone that may come across it. For me, completion is a word I never really thought about, given that I’m only 15. I came across the word complete once recently, and it really got me to think about how the word itself relates to my life. To my surprise, complete had almost everything to do with how I think of life. Being a young student, I am constantly thinking about how I want to “make it in the world”. For example, a large dream I have is to inspire others in some way. Whether it be from a discovery I have made or a new clothing line I have designed that ended up making millions, throughout your life, it seems as though all things in which reach success put be complete. It’s inevitable. In my fifteen years of life, I have also crossed paths with many figures in which inspire me, one way or another. Now these figures aren’t famous, these people include my parents, my teachers, my coaches. Being a student and an athlete can be difficult at times, but once all tasks involving them are complete, life starts to get a little bit easier. Not only will life begin to become easier, but it will also begin to become more enjoyable because as you are completing all of the tasks you come across throughout life, you start to feel accomplished. Soon completing tasks will just become a habit, and our mindsets will start to adapt to completion and the intensity that it brings to everything.

Completion may just be a word to you now, but I ask that the next few times you come across it, you think more about the word itself and how it can affect your life and of course the lives around you.