| This article describes how your life is what you make | | | | pleased. I then started to take driving lessons and on |
| of it. If you are willing to work hard to reach your | | | | the second attempt managed to pass the driving test. I |
| ambitions and goals, there is no reason why should not | | | | came home to inform my parents of the good news. |
| attain them. In my opinion far too many people try to | | | | My dad congratulated me and seemed proud of my |
| take short cuts or are too willing to expect free hand | | | | achievement. I stated that I was also very happy, |
| outs from other people or have the credit card attitude | | | | however in reality, what was the point if I had no car |
| of buy now, pay later. I hope you enjoy the read. | | | | to drive. My father did not reply to this comment. |
| One of my best friends whose name is Chris turned | | | | A couple of months later my eighteenth birthday was |
| seventeen around a month before I did. For his | | | | now approaching. My father told me that because this |
| birthday his father bought him a very nice and sporty | | | | was quite a big birthday, he was planning to spend a |
| looking car. Chris was very pleased and showed his | | | | bit more money on my presents this year. He asked |
| new present to all his mates including myself. He was | | | | me if I had any idea of what I would like. For the |
| unable to take us out for a spin as he had yet to learn | | | | second year in a row, I replied that I would love a car. |
| to drive. I thought what a great gift it had been and | | | | Yet again he laughed and stated that he had said a bit |
| returned home to tell my parents. | | | | more, not hundreds. |
| I now had it in my head, that I also wanted a car for | | | | I really believed that because it was in his words, a big |
| my birthday. Chris only lived a few doors away from | | | | birthday, and because I was now legally able to drive, |
| my house and my parents looked out of the window | | | | that he would buy me a car. Guess what, he didn't. |
| to view his new car. I stated to them that I would love | | | | Yet again I was not impressed. |
| a car for my seventeenth and my parents started to | | | | I waited a couple of months and then tried the head on |
| laugh and replied with, I bet you would. | | | | approach. I spoke to my parents and told them that I |
| Despite this negative comment, I really believed they | | | | needed a car, they agreed. My dad stated that if I |
| were only joking and was convinced that they would | | | | wanted a car, I should go and buy one. I replied that I |
| not let me down. My birthday arrived and I opened all | | | | had no money, and he stated that I should start to |
| of their gifts. The main present they had bought me | | | | save up then. |
| was a pair of trainers. I have to admit they were a | | | | I started to save and had to sacrifice many things. |
| quality pair of trainers, however I wondered where | | | | Eventually I bought a car. It was not exactly sporty but |
| they had hidden the car. The car was not hidden, it had | | | | it was my pride and joy. I washed the car every |
| not been bought. | | | | weekend and am sure that I loved it ten times more |
| An ungrateful young man went to bed, not best | | | | than Chris loved his car, because I had earned it. |