Life vs. Electronics by Julia M.

Everyday our lives are changing. What you used to think was important, no longer is. Teenagers possession’s in the 21^st Century consist of many electronics, outfits, and expensive sports equipment. To survive you need lots of cash and the right friends. You might surprise yourself at times by wondering, what happened to those priceless moments you shared with your family? Or, what happened to quality over quantity? It’s easy to forget the importance of those priceless life lessons and memories you’ve created, and get caught up in the materialistic part of this world.

A♥J

A burst of light shines through the screen as my Ipod returns to life. With the speakers in my ears, my thumb slowly makes the circles around and around the control turning the volume up little by little. Once its reached full capacity with the beat traveling through my body, I fell energized and awake. The feeling starts with my head and soon I can feel it in my toes. I’m ready to accomplish anything and I know it’s going to be a great day.

I could say music is my life, but that would be an understatement. My mood relies on my music genre, whether its rap, hip hop, or even country. Whenever I find myself in a stressful situation and need a time out, I turn to my silver, four gigabyte, Ipod nano. The music soothes my senses and my whole body is relaxed once again. My Ipod helps me out in many different situations. It was well worth the $200 my mom paid to get it for my birthday last year. I can’t imagine choosing anything over my Ipod. Like I said before, music is my life.

A♥J

I’m in a world full of shouts, signaling a variety of plays. A world where we’re all in sync. We’re the hardest working volleyball team in our league. Everyday we show up on time for practice and put our hearts into the practice. We keep our attitudes positive and pick each other up in a game. We respect each other and our coaches, and we know that all the laps, the suicides, and the drills will improve our game. My team has patience and tolerance.

My volleyball team is more then a team, it’s a family. The bond started to form within the first few days of tryouts, with all the ‘good jobs’ or ‘nice try’s’. From there it went to the practices, where we encouraged each other to finish the suicides and stay in our ready positions. We know our teammates well enough to know how to phrase a pointer so as not to hurt their feelings. “Scoot back a little” or “put a little more power into your serve,” we call from the bench. We sweat together, laugh together, and win together. Outside of practices or games, we have team dinners or sleepovers. We’ve formed an unbreakable bond that is everlasting. I love my volleyball team; I can count on them more than anything.

A♥J

My Ipod and volleyball team are two completely different things, yet I value both of them incredibly. So how do you decide, which one is more valuable? How do you choose a favorite over these two completely different things? Think, what makes your truly happy? For me, I believe the memories you make will be precious than any materialistic object you can buy. With any money oriented object, you risk the chance of it breaking, or getting lost. With the reminiscences you gather throughout life, the only thing you have to worry about losing is your memory itself, and that, is a part of life which I also think is costly. It’s up to you to decide which one you cherish more. In a world full of many electronics, outfits, and expensive sport equipment, remember that you can’t buy happiness.