I wish that I had practiced patience. I used to race through life like a thief in the night without stopping to think of the dangers or consequences of my actions. It' s like I was leaping into the ocean without knowing its depth. It' s times like that that I wished I were like a deer frozen in a car' s headlights. Then I would have had at least a moment to think about what to do.
I learned that patience is something you must have because in 1997 I didn' t have the patience to stay in school and finish. I was so in a rush to skip class and play with my friends that I let my impatience get the better of me， and I let my high school diploma fly by.