“It’s a new day to learn something new, work hard, make a difference by doing something good, and believe in adventures.” That’s what my parents said. 

They watch the clock and wait to vote like it means the world to them. Like life or death. Like this is what matters most. But for me, well, that’s not exactly true. 

Why show how much I care when people don’t understand what I am trying to say anyway? If there is one thing I have learned over the past 16 years, it is that there will always be problems. A boy will never be safe when playing outside with his toys. Children who strive for greatness in school will never be able to show it with people overpowering their education with guns. Nothing will ever change.

As a country, we try our best to eliminate the bad in our world; we create new laws, we enforce our rules more, we get rid of as much bad as possible. But nothing changes. There will always be people who rebel against the little bit of good that remains in America; and it only causes more problems for the innocent people who just want to live their lives. 

So, voting, to me, is just another day that gives everyone hope that maybe in the future, our country won’t be so bad. What is the real problem with our home? Is it the voters who decide whether the candidates know right from wrong? Or is it the hope that the candidates give America by telling them their change will be great, but never is? 

You tell me, because for as long as I can remember, the hype of our new leaders dies down after about a week when the government makes their first, of many, harmful mistakes. 

So, Mom and Dad, today is not the day to make a difference by doing something “good.” That’s not how it works; not in our world. We won’t make a difference by simply checking a box on a piece of paper.