Today is A Gift
Entry posted by Interstellar Sketch in Important to Me
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I wrote this on April 17, 2025. I never know what will happen, so I am writing this early in case something were to happen to me within the time range of today and May 21.
Today is May 21, 2025. Today is also my birthday. I am now fourteen on this day. The Eighth Grade Dance falls on May 28. The last day of school is on May 29. (I know I'm going to cry so much on those days. I'm going to a different school than my friends. ｡:ﾟ(;´∩`;)ﾟ: ) Then, I will be going on to high school. I have learned so much over this year. Before I get into the gratitude I feel, I will start with this:
Every year that goes by, every year you age, your birthday is a milestone. It shows that you've made it through yet another year of life. While it may seem silly, I want to congratulate you for coming so far and not giving up. Unfortunately, many do not make it too far in life and die prematurely. I want to congratulate you for every birthday that comes for you. It just proves that even when life got hard, you were stronger and overcame the adversities at hand. You may be still fighting adversities, but you're winning and I know it. Don't let that be the reason why you give up on life. Growing up may also seem scary. Don't be afraid. Aging proves that you are tough and that you've had many experiences you've learned from. I sometimes ask those who have aged another year if they feel older. I never mean physically, but I mean mentally and emotionally for growing-up moments or learning moments are how you grow. Every hardship, and every problem, everything you face gives you wisdom for the future. It prepares you for any situation that may arise. And through the blazing pain of problems, you come out of the ashes, rising up again like a Phoenix. Stronger and resilient.
You also may not realize that we learn something everyday. Many seem to assume that we only learn when we're in school and that's it, but that is not right. We can learn everyday. We are forever students, our brains actively learning, even when we don't think we are. We are not just moldable pieces of clay when we're children, but throughout our entire life. Scraped away at, wetted, and added to, that's what happens through it all. It is when our time is up when our experiences shape us perfectly and fire us in the kiln. We leave behind our beautiful statues that reflect who we became over time.
So just remember that you should reflect on the year that has passed and remember how amazing you are to have come so far. You didn't have to, but you did it anyway and that's such a lovely power to own.
Now, I would like to thank everyone here for showing such kindness and support to not only me, but to each other. The Forums have been made a third home for me and a safe haven where I feel that I belong. It's growing rather rare to find places and people like this in the world. But this place has allowed me to reshape myself into a better person and see the light in the darkness of people on this planet. My own experience with how I view the world is so much different from how it was previously. It's all because of all of you. I tell you, you really may not realize the impact you have on each other and me. I tell you it's great, but it's really an astronomical impact. I went from being the biggest pessimist, the smart-alec, and loner to the biggest optimist, understanding, lover. I opened my mind and my heart and now I am better. Now I can make a difference. Trust me when I say this: the MLPForums doesn't make people live in a sort of fantasy so that they are happier. It doesn't try to draw people's attention away from reality so they can feel a false sense of joy. No, it truly emphasizes the message that MLP: FiM was trying to convey all along. The fact that friendship, kindness, compassion, and love are so powerful and can do such amazing things for us, for the world. A little bit of it can go a long way.
This site, despite it only being made for fun, has brought people from different backgrounds and cultures together. We have been able to learn a lot from one another. Everyone here has different experiences and thought processes, yet one little thing was able to connect everybody. The magic of friendship. I strongly believe that no matter where we go, what we do, where we are, the truest of bonds will continue to exist. They will go on forever like a rainbow which has no ending in sight. You are one of the many stars in the sky, burning bright and doing so for billions of years. Your inspiring existence is teaching those protostars who admire you so much how to shine as you do and one day become a beacon of hope for someone else.
You are never alone among the bright stars scattered across the fabric of space. We're here! We lift every fallen star up to show them that there are people in this world to support them. So many things are done to change this planet one step at a time.
I've made so many lovely memories here on the Forums and I hope that continues to happen. These memories will outlast every negative one I've ever had because they include the people that burn so brightly. There will never, EVER be a time where I won't be happy looking back at this website. I hope that for future people, they are able to have the best experiences ever. Especially if they encounter this mystical world. This place is truly a home.
As I've once told a certain friend, "Yesterday is the past. Tomorrow is the future. But today is a gift. That's why it's called the present."-Bil Keane
This is the end of middle school and the beginning of a new dawn. Which means saying goodbye..no...see you later to my school friends.
I love you all so, so much...This is the best family I could ever ask for. Just..thank you all for being a part of my life. No matter how short the interaction. I could never forget any of you as the magic of this place and the light in all of you shine so bright.
Thank you @Dah Onion Eater , @Shiny Silvermoon, @Lawyer Slip, @Octavia Scratch, @Starlight Serenade, @RafaStaryStory, @TheRockARooster, @Luna the Great of all the Russias, @Samurai Equine, @Rikifive, @Emerald Heart, @Iforgotmybrain, @Silent Dusk, @Snoopy Fan, @Sophie, @Lnx1ynight16, @GlitchyMaskedVoid, @ResiLokfil, @Livealarm, @Sparklefan1234, @Ice Princess Silky <3, @Sir Hugsalot, @Mercury, @Tacodidra, @Antiyonder, @Crypty Scribbles, @SolidFire7, @Florana, @Snow, @PetalwingFIM, @Lonstecation, @Felis Amafeles, @Finding_Marty, @ComanderZhabikKlavik, @Deae Rising Shine~, @Night Sky, @Tao, @zerox, @Dreambiscuit, @dysfallacy, @Minka, @InkmaneScribbles, @Mistify, @Fluttershutter, @Astralshy, @Bairro M Vagrant, @mistrene, @Golden Beetle, @S0nicl0ver, @Tom Gallagher, @Crash_xox, @SylvyrDrake, @Zigzag, @pinkadeli, @14Fan, @Bat Pony Loverrr, @sonatadusk1985, @SunsetGlimmer97, @PepperPie, @RiverStar, @Valynne, @Red_pigeon_furr, @guttrgrl, @serah64, @LilAntwanP, @fluttrrpua, @Cozy Glow Fan, @GreeeezPoni, @ShadoWime, @bonnibel, @Acid, @NathyGotica, @VeinSpector, @SunsetShimmerRocks95, @Nitobit, @Wizard, @Silverspark184, @Acinonyx, @Nsxile, @Silly Druid, @DubWolf, @Woohoo, @TechnoZ @Denim&Venöm, @SCS, @Dynamo Pad, @Midnight Insight, @Alex2002ita, @Allison, @Blank Slate, @BritishBrony2012, @Cactoide, @Castle Bleck, @ChloeCute, @Coffee, @Dior, @Electrified Airstream, @Raskolnikov, @EpicEnergy, @Everest, @faethfully, @Ragland Tiger, @Fluttershyfan94, @FlutterflyShy, @dontgogh, @hisoo, @Howling Moonlight, @Individ321, @IronM17, @Lord Midnight Madness, @LovinglyPromise, @N3RLZ, @Ranmoe, @Moony the Cat, @MintGlow, @miu, @Mirage, @lylth, @luckyjulia, @Birb, @pinkie_.pie, @OverTheStars, @Oleks, @noxebox, @Nightlight1313, @shyfltterb, @Sfc.point, @RainbowDashiscool, @Rusty Strings, @RD1, @Slumberlumber, @Solar Power, @Solar Flare, @Spark Thunderbass, @SqaureHoof, @Starlighty, @Starry skies 23, @Starset Twinkle, @Sunwalker, @sweetiepop, @TheFinalDJCoral, @Totally Nyx, @Treeglow Flicker , @WhimsicalHues, @Xythis, @Ziph The Changeling, @V3ng34nc3, @sebrosills, @Cheery Berry Blossom, and @Cash In. It doesn't matter if we hardly interacted or if you're no longer active. You still had a great, but positive impact on me and so many others. You glow, my friends. You are wonderful. 
(My closest school friends.)
ALSO, THIS BLOG IS A PARTY! LET US EAT CAKE, DANCE, REQUEST SONGS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE!
Edited by Interstellar Sketch
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