I won't say his name, for privacy sake, but he had the greatest personality. We first met by sitting at a table together at random, and had some small talk about the way some kids danced. We then parted ways, expecting to see each other later in the day, which we did. That night we got to talk a lot about who we were and where we came from. He was from Colorado and was intending on going to Phoenix for schooling at GCU. We didn't talk much more after that night, but the next morning we got to talk some more.
We continued to always talk and get to know each other on a daily basis. At meals, in between free time, after work was over, before work even started. Whenever we had the chance we united and bonded over anything and everything. From music to bands to schools to books to beliefs, we went on and on about it all. One night, though, we shared a conversation that changed my life.
It was 10 o'clock pm and curfew was in an hour and a half for him, so we decided to take a night hike up a path into the mountains of Prescott. We reached this spot where there was a rock formation. The rocks served as perfect seats, so we climbed up them and sat down, overlooking the entire town of Prescott. The night sky was beautiful and the stars were shining their brightest. We just sat there then, talking about our futures and our pasts, thinking about what's ahead.
I then dared to ask him a question that I had not yet asked and was very curious to know, "What do you want to do with your life? What's your plan?" His answer shook me, and made me realize how daring we all need to be. It made me realize how passionate we should be about what we want to do with our lives. It was an answer that you would hear a fifth grader say, but the look in his eyes and tone of voice he had revealed that he was dead serious and had his heart set on this mission. His answer was...
"Dom, I want to change the world."
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