Columbus High School - Discoverer Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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Everyone keeps talking about failure. WHY? Don’t they think I realize I'm not the best? I've never professed to be! I know that failure is a jail. WHY? What is a jail? It’s not just bars and walls, but it represents the trials I've encountered. Everything seems confusing to me, but I keep searching for the truth. WHY? I want to reach my full potentiality. I have failed some people who mean a lot to me, but please, Lord, don’t let me fail you!

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When the clock shows 3:20 I feel like my ropes have been cut and I’m no longer a puppet . I walk out to my car and feel like I’m an adult: Somebody! I know that I could have skipped out of school and driven to Lincoln for kicks, but I didn’t. WHY? Maybe I’m learning to coordinate my responsibilities and privileges. This year has ended and now I’m confident that I can take care of my obligations. WHY? I’ve taken another step toward independence. .

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WHY must I succeed? I have wondered many times what would happen to me if I didn't make it. Then, everything seemed to go wrong when I carried that attitude. WHY? Maybe I was making that idea a reality. To succeed in your vocation and for those who look up to you is self-gratifying. Upon concluding another year of my education, I’ve learned that no one else will make me a success. WHY? I must do it myself.