I Was Wrong

Agriculture class is different, but a good different. It brings people together. We have fun together. We laugh together. We grow together. Most importantly, we learn together.

I have learned so much from just being in ag, and even more when I decided to join FFA. To be honest I wasn't planning on joining FFA. I wasn't that interested at all. I was already involved in FBLA and didn't see a reason why I should join FFA.

Then one day my Ag teacher had a talk with me. He asked why I was not involved in FFA. I told him that I was already in FBLA and didn't have time for FFA. He then laughed at me and said that he didn't buy that. He told me that all I was doing was making excuses for myself not to get involved. I then said that I wasn't interested in becoming a farmer so what was the point. Now that was my first mistake. He looked at me and said "FFA is so much more than that. You can do and learn so much, and on top of that it is a lot of fun." In that moment I realized that I had been completely wrong about FFA.

So now I'm in the middle of getting more involved. Every time I get more and more involved, I feel myself learning more than I do just sitting in class. I was laughing more. Getting out more. Talking more. I have even made a lot of friends. Before I was in FFA I honestly had one friend, but now I have one around every corner.

FFA and everyone in it has done so much for me. Not only that though, they have also helped me through so much. No matter what I went through or what I had going on, FFA was always there to pick me back up and get me back on track to what really matters. Everything about FFA is awesome, and that's the honest truth.

But, there is one thing that FFA has taught me that no matter what happens I will never forget. FFA taught me how to have fun. Not just to have fun but to have fun with others.

Don't be like me and say that you're not interested because of this or that. Don't waste your time making excuses. Just get out there and do it. Try something new. I promise you won't regret it.