@saniyafatma1278 college isn't for everyonel and trade schools is a better option for those who just want a skill rather than theory + skill. the way the new education guidelines are, many of the professional degrees may as well be a trade.
We move so fast through life that we forget the deepest truth:
Every elderly person we pass, the slow-walking man with the cane, the woman sitting quietly on the porch was once young, just like us.
They fell madly in love. They stayed up all night chasing dreams. They built careers with calloused hands and tired eyes. They held their babies, laughed until they cried, buried parents, celebrated victories, and survived heartbreaks we can barely imagine.
They had passions, inside jokes, favorite songs, and wild ambitions.
Now their bodies are slower, their skin is softer, their steps are careful… and somehow we reduce them to “just old.”
Getting older doesn’t negate the life they lived. It carries it. Every wrinkle tells a story. Every tremble in their voice holds decades of laughter, tears, and wisdom.
Let’s remember to see them. Really see them.
The young souls still living inside bodies that have carried a lifetime.
They deserve our respect, our patience, and our tenderness.
Because one day… that will be us.
When was the last time you sat and talked to an older person? Ask them about their lives and their story?
At just 13 years old, Alena Analeigh McQuarter made history as the youngest Black student ever accepted into a U.S. medical school.
Now 17, this brilliant young queen has already graduated high school at 12, earned a Master’s degree, interned at NASA, founded The Brown STEM Girl to inspire other girls of color, and continues blazing trails in medicine and science.
Her journey is living proof that when purpose, discipline, and brilliance collide, nothing can hold you back not even age.
The future is in incredible hands! 👏🏽