Many people don’t realize that life has pros and cons. They think one thing is either good or bad and cannot be both but I’ve come to realize that nothing can be black or white, everything is gray. What you need to know is that everything in life is gray. Sort of like life is not one thing or another it is good and bad. I have experienced this when I do different activities, when I moved, and even when I get hurt! All these have pros and cons.

First, let’s talk about doing different activities. Activities have pros and cons. Examples of this are rides, sports, a thing within your hobby, your hobby, and maybe even playing with friends. Another example of this is, once I went to Disney World… The first ride I went on was Space Mountain. I got on the roller coaster with a mix of scared and excited but when the ride started everything became pitch black so you did not know what was ahead of you. It was going so fast I was yelling,”Daddy! Daddy! I don’t like it!” Then, just like that it ended. I was smiling when I got off saying, “Best. Ride. Ever.!” Space Mountain was not all great and not all bad. 

As I said, moving has pros and cons. It’s sad to say goodbye, but fun to say hello! New friends, new houses, new schools, new teams, new places, and maybe even new traditions all have pros and cons. None of these is all good or all bad, they are all mixed. For instance, when my parents said we were moving I was SO sad. [ I even kissed the walls of my apartment.] I felt SO connected to it like I thought I would never leave it… but, then the day came. Now when I look back at it I now I notice moving is not too bad and there is good and bad in it. Sure, I miss the apartment and sure, it’s not all good here either but that’s how life works, life has pros and cons. 

Another example of life having pros and cons is getting hurt. I know what you are thinking, “No no, that’s not true.” But, believe me on this one, getting hurt does have pros and cons. Scraping a knee, getting a cut, getting stitches, getting a virus, and more. Which one of these is all good or all bad? None, they are all mixed! All of these have a little good and a little bad. One time, my parents were going to meet their friends. They were getting ready to leave when I thought of a question to ask them. I had socks on. At that time, I was in a phase where I skipped everywhere so I skipped to go ask them that question. Then, BOOM! I slipped and fell. I had to go get stitches. This taught me never to skip with socks on again, just walk. So down the drain goes that phase! Sure it was bad, I got hurt! But I learned my lesson so I bet it won’t happen again.

Often people say one thing is bad and another thing is all good, like they don’t see the good in things. Instead, people shouldn’t say that, they need to learn that life has pros and cons. Life includes activities, moving, getting hurt, and more.