Beginning of the end

Today is the first day of the last day of a decade, a decade of which I have been exposed to unspeakable evils, as well as great joys that I am unable to express in words. Ten years ago I lived in a different house, in a different city. I was blinded my naivety to such a degree, as would be for all children, I saw not the evils of life but only the small pleasures that lay just beyond my back door. I see now much further than that, I see across oceans, and over mountains, I can see beyond the stars and I can even look inside a heart. The world has change from what it used to be. Technology is now available that my grandmother probably never dreamed of. With in a matter of seconds I can talk face to face with a person living 100,000 miles away. I can, with the click of my mouse, translate any text of almost any language into one that I can comprehend. Using a tiny piece of plastic and maybe a few wires I can hold in my hand unmeasurable amount of information. I am glad I am able to live in this world, and I like that way it is. Though of course it can be improved, society has its flaws just a every piece of harshly scrutinized technology. So I am happy a new year is starting, even if it is kind of scary to think that in a matter of years I will be off on my own making a place for myself in the world, I more than ecstatic to more forward.