As I sat down in front of my computer to begin writing this essay, the phone rang. It was my friend Chris, asking me if I wanted to go jet skiing with his family. I noticed that it was a beautiful day as I looked through the kitchen window. I pressed the phone tight against my ear as I contemplated weather a stress free day, an escape from the tedious Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, was …showed first 75 words of 857 total…

…showed last 75 words of 857 total…extreme. In my life, I constantly find myself sacrificing my indulgences for eventual success. Yet if I were to sacrifice all my indulgences, and became a hermit with my studies, it would not be worth it. So as I wind down my essay, and reflect weather or not completing this assignment was worth a day of jet skiing, I have to say yes. This sacrifice is a gambit. It will be worth it one day.