how are you gonna know...

'' ? How are you gonna know what a dream is...if you've never completed one.

? How are you gonna know what an adventure is...if you never undertook one.

? How are you gonna know what anguish is...if you never told your family and friends "see you soon" with your eyes full of tears.

? How are you gonna know what desperation is...if you never arrived in a place, alone, without understanding anything the others were saying

? How are you gonna know what it means to miss someone...if you've never been away from home

? How are you gonna know what diversity is...if you've never shared under the same roof with people from all over the world 

? How are you gonna know what tolerance is...if you've never had to get used to something different, even if you don't like it.

? How are you gonna know what independence is...if you've never had to make decisions for yourself.

? How are you gonna know what it means to grow...if you never quit being a child to start in a new direction.

? How are you gonna know what disability is...if you've never had to urge to hug someone, but the computer screen got in your way

? How are you gonna know what distance is...if you've never looked at a map and said "Wow, I'm far"

? How are you gonna know what a language is...if youve never had to learn one to make friends

? How are you gonna know what patriotism is...if you've never shouted "I love my country" holding a flag in the hand.

? How are you gonna know what a party is...if you've never traveled hours to go to one

? How are you gonna know what true reality is...if you've never had the opportunity to see many different ones so you can create your own.

? How are you gonna know what an opportunity is...if you've never taken advantage of one

? How are you gonna know what pride is...if you never felt it for yourself when you realize what you've accomplished.

? How are you gonna know what it means to seize the moment...if you've never seen how time passed through your hands with great strides

? How are you gonna know what a friend is...if the circumstances never taught you which ones are real

? How are you gonna know what a family is...if you've never had one that supported you unconditionally

? How are you gonna know what your boundaries are...if you've never passed them to see what lies beyond.

? How are you gonna know what money is...if you never had to manage it to get along.

? How are you gonna know what imagination is...if you've never thought about the moment you get back home

? How are you gonna know what the world is...if you never were an EXCHANGE STUDENT ''