They say school is important

After my second year of college I tried to quit and come home to work the ranch. My father told me that if I wanted to quit, he would have nothing to do with me. He was a cattle and chicken farmer. We didn't have much but I think he knew if I came home the chances of me having to work hard everyday of my life would be unavoidable. That would have been the worst mistake of my life.
I went to college to play baseball. I broke my back on the field my senior year. If that would have happened and I didn't have a college education i would have been screwed. I knew the only way I was going to be successful was to work hard. Early in life I thought that meant work hard phyically. Now if I work hard physically more than one day in a row I can't move the next day. Due to my degree I am now able to work the ranch on weekends, race chuckwagons, hog hunt and virtually anything else I want to and return to the office to make real money on monday.
The degree provided more options. I am especially thankful because hardwork took a toll on my body at a young age. You never know what is going to happen down the road. Life is not short and you may just need that education someday. If nothing else, I made some memories in college I will soon not forget.
I would encourage the youth to put the work in early and try to get a scholarship whether it be academic or athletic.