Intertwined, Inevitably

Between APUSH summer reading and reading Stephen Colbert's satirical book I Am America (And So Can You!), I've come to see that to get your point across, no matter how absurd or wise it may seem, a certain amount of frenzied passion and unyielding reasoning must be applied to the situation.

Perhaps, a brief introduction to the figures that have led America through its nascent years during my elementary and middle school years has left a sour impression of the impressive legacy that our founding fathers have left behind. By glossing over the details that bring the brief two-hundred years of American history to life, I was left as a child, unimpressed.

Delving into the business world, I find that the boards that are composed of the decision-makers of corporations are astoundingly similar to the delegations of representatives that make the decisions that form policies that govern our lives. By participating in one such board, for my high school business organization, I've developed a taste for being part of the decision making process.

There's a unique feeling that comes with realizing that what I am doing now was replicated, on a grander scale, for creating America, for writing the Constitution, for figuring out every little logistic that comes with running a nation.

And so I drift back to the present, to read a piece of political satire, dictated by the blunt, albeit humorous, voice of Stephen Colbert. I realize that our flawed society, reflected by the lavish American lifestyle, is a byproduct of how our leaders have guided us, and that no matter what is done, not every can be happy. Debates can rage for decades, but not every view can be represented, and the decision that is ultimately made cannot be an amalgamation of every opinion compromised and rolled up into one.

And this is what empowers me to step forth. The belief that my voice will be heard among millions, that it can bring change so that a greater number have better lives.

So I walk forth and begin.