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Essay: "Second Chance"

Second chances are something people the world over wish they had. But let me tell you some of the second chances I wish I had over... I would go back to 1980 to the time I met my first girlfriend. If I had the chance, I would tell her to put a seatbelt on. That way she would still be alive today.

In 1985, I would not play my final season of high school football because I ripped my ACL in my left knee. This stopped me from going to Notre Dame the following year; I was all-American at the start of the year. And 1992... if I had a second chance, I would have stayed playing the guitar for this no-name band called Nirvana, which, as you know, is real big now. If I had a second chance in 1998 I would have spent more time with my mom before she passed away. And in 2000, if I had a second chance I would not have done the things I did to get here. 2002: If I had a second chance I would tell my sister before she passed away that I forgive her and I love her no matter....

But you know something, if you do what's truly in you, there would be no need for second chances: wait, I might want to change this. That's my second chance, right? I'm glad we got them....