An Eye-Opener
I opened the vocal page as I do any other day and suddenly, this challenge popped up to write about your hometown heroes. Well, here is the thing I never idolized anyone as a child. I never played sports so I did not have a coach to look up to, sure I did swim lessons but not one of those teachers I actually remember. They were women other than maybe one of them? I do not know how that is significant but that is all I can remember. I don't know their names. Sure, I have looked up to my older siblings like any other last born child does. I look up to both my parents, but again that is a little bit boring because most people do. So, I am going to write about a celebrity whom I knew very little about until reading his book "Greenlights". I am talking about Matthew McConaughey, I did not think much about his earlier acting career, but I was compelled to buy his book. I was just on instagram and scrolling through random things until I came across a video that stopped me in my tracks. It was his acceptance of the oscar speech. He says in this speech the thank-yous, but what really caught me was he said "there are three things I look forward to each day, one is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to and lastly is someone to chase" that right there is what made me think "huh...that's compelling" I continued watching he continues to say "thank you to my hero who I chase...me in ten years is my hero" that is what stuck with me and compelled me to get out of my comfy couch and get into my car and drive to the nearest bookstore and buy his book "greenlights". I started reading it on one of my shifts at work and from time to time I would put it down and think about what he wrote. "My hero will always be ten years away" and that's what I believe. Everyday I am trying to be a better person to reach the goal of my hero, but every year I am still going to have ten years until I meet my hero. My hero is future me.