Your driver’s license might just be a piece of plastic, but it translates to much more than you could ever imagine. There always seems to be a point, good or bad, in everyone’s life when they transform to adulthood. Not everyone’s time is the same; however, mine occurred when I was 16 years old.

It was summertime, and it was fun and peaceful, but when July 14th rolled around it was my turn to turn sixteen and finally get my license. The one catch was how many classes you had to take and all the instructor hours made it a very hectic situation. After they were done, I knew that they were beneficiary because it makes everyone safer drivers. When I went down to the DMV and after waiting in line for what seemed like a lifetime, I was finally a registered driver!

There are many events in my life that have changed who I am and how I act, but getting my driver’s license was definitely the one that transferred me from childhood to adulthood because it lead me through the first and most crucial steps of my life. It is crazy how a little piece of plastic is translated to so much more than you could ever imagine.
Once I got my license, I believed that it transformed me to an adult. For one my parents made me pay for gas. I know it sounds like my parents are bad people, but if you look at the big picture, it shows you how to maintain a budget, to work for something, and to teach you responsibility. When you really think about it, it helps you in a big way. Getting my license also gave me something to take care of and to maintain which is my car. Since I live in a spread out and mountainous community having my license has made it conceivable to get a job. My parents have also given me a lot more trust which I must follow if I want to be able to drive anywhere to be with my friends. That has made me more of an adult than anything. I know what you’re thinking, an immature teenager who will probably get in a crash soon. Let me tell you that when I get something this special, I try not to abuse its power so I can live life how I want it to be lived. I am now 17, having my license for over a year now, and I have passed the probability of getting into any crash. After learning a lot from very little time, I plan on keeping the high responsibility of being able to possess a driver’s license at the youngest age possible. Not only does a driver’s license give you responsibility when driving; now I look at many details in life with much more care. For example, decisions that are made with doing the right thing in situations all the way to doing what you truly want to do. Life builds on itself, there a many paths to take and you may veer of the course you want to be on, but it only takes a few decisions to get you back where you want to be.