I was a high school student once. The “fashion shows,” the popularity stunts, and the dating were really what high school was, and continues to be about.  What puts me in a position to be able to give high school dating advice is the lessons I learned during my high school years. In fact, I wasn’t part of the people that lived it, but instead, I was part of the few people that observed it. There’s an Italian proverb that says, “To him that watches, everything is revealed.”

Coming into high school, if there was one thing I knew, it was that “the school of life” was right around corner and I needed to be prepared for it. I knew that the only way that I would be successful was if I focused on one thing, and that was feeding my mind with the proper tools that I’d need to face the world. In doing so, I learned that, and more.

I remember sitting in the back of the school cafeteria all by myself. I’d see the “cool people,” and I’d see the “not so cool people.” But still, to achieve my goal, I chose to stay to myself. I didn’t see how choosing a side would benefit me in any way. Instead, I felt like it would strip me of my hunger for knowledge, becoming a distraction. So I became a by stander and continued to observe the interactions of my peers, and with that, I grew.

There were so many pretty girls, but it seemed like their attention was already being preoccupied. You see, the best way to be noticed was by being popular. It was either playing sports, or just being a class clown. Since I was neither “a” nor “b,” I continued to observe. All the girls I was attracted to were either taken, or caught under the spell of popularity.

Because women are curious creatures, they started to wonder about “the unknown.” People always want something different. As soon as you give someone one thing long enough, they’ll begin to want something new. And since all the popular guys were well known, there was nothing much more to know about them, so they became boring, so to speak. They heard everyone’s point of view; everyone’s opinion…except mine. I must say, I’d be selfish if I didn’t take this opportunity to share something with these young ladies that they had not yet been exposed to. At the end of the day, I got the attention all high school students yearn for without the expense of my education.

This high school experience taught me that light needs no stage to shine. In other words, attention is not taken, rather, it is given. Therefore, a good quality needs no presentation. It’ll be spotted amongst many. It’s better to prepare yourself mentally in order to face this world head on, for only through knowledge do you acquire the wisdom necessary to accomplish just that. You’ll realize, as long as your priorities are set, everything else will fall into place.

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