Waiting

     The play Waiting for Godot centers around two characters, Vladimir and Estragon as they wait for a man named Godot who never shows up. The play displays the meaningless nature of their wait through a jumbled speech from Lucky and a drab setting. Through the play, I was able to see how pointless waiting for something can be. 

    Many people set New Year's Resolutions every year, such as budgeting better, exercising more, or reading more books, and try to stick with them for as long as they can. Sometimes people are able to succeed and build a lifelong habit. However, according to some studies, around eighty percent of New Year's Resolutions fail in February. I believe the primary reason for this is that people wait till New Year's to institute a change in their life. Even though they may want to read more in November, they say to themselves "I should leave this as a New Year's Resolution". Then when the time comes around, they aren't as passionate as they were in November and end up dropping it after a month. Instead of waiting for New Year's if they started to make a change right when they want to make a change, I believe they will be more successful. 

    I have also noticed that waiting to make a change affects me. As AP tests come up I have decided to start studying next week. However, after seeing the play, I realized that waiting for an arbitrary date to start studying doesn't make sense especially since I can study more if I start now. Noticing when I am putting something off for a later date when it can be done now, helps me realize that I am pointlessly waiting when I could take immediate action.