The first score

As I prepare to celebrate 20 years of existence, I have some thoughts to share. As I've gotten older, I've wondered more and more what my purpose in life is and what I'm meant to do. Still, with plenty of growing up to do, I don't have a definite answer, but I think I'm heading in the right direction. One of my big passions is sports, whether playing them or watching. Sports to me, are capable of bringing people from all different backgrounds together in a way that I don't think anything else can. My other big passion is writing, so it's probably not a big surprise that the career I am seeking is a sports writer, perhaps even earning national recognition one day. The numerous compliments from teachers and people about my writing have only inspired me to continue to improve on my skills.

I am blessed to have a solid support system behind me from my family, a few teachers and adults that are close to me, my close circle of friends from Dublin and my three close friends from college, two of whom I have met this year. These people know who they are.

Red Skelton once said "we were put here to build and not destroy." So my goal in life is to help people and try my best to do my part in making the world a better place. I've seen some good and some bad, but mostly good. I'm not naive enough to think we can ever bring a complete end to injustice and violence, but as President Kennedy once said, it doesn't hurt to work towards that goal, stopping it wherever we can. To paraphrase the character Hiro Nakamura from one of my favorite television shows, Heroes, certain things are in God's hands. But for everything else, God has given us the gift of choice. Every hand we extend should be in kindness, and every blow we strike should be for justice.

So as I continue to go through changes and live life, here's to the next 20 years.

Peace,

Scotty