Try as they might no one's immune to misfiring and acting on the wrong clues

Here's the English paper I'm working on right now. At first I wanted to do a different question because I thought it would be easier, but after a while I realized that this prompt may be the only question where I may actually learn something.

What if you discovered that what you perceive as reality is really only shadows. If you were given the opportunity to learn the truth, would you take it?

These past few days have really messed with my perception of life. I'm not entirely sure why or how, I just know that, well, I really don't know much of anything, except when it comes to school (there I make it rain). I realized that i'm not immune to playing games. In fact, I've been wrapped up in multiple lately. And I've also realized how wrapped up I am in my own success. Today I almost had two panic attacks because I received e-mails from two other universities that I applied to- George Washington and Columbia. I'll be getting George Washington's decision tomorrow and Columbia's in a week. I also realized how high my hopes get for every little thing. I just hope that when I graduate I'll be able to breathe and experience real life again.
On the plus side, sometimes my dillusions lead to happiness. Today I got an e-mail from my idol, and if I told you who she is I would be labeled a huge dork so I won't. But the fact was that I e-mailed her hoping for the small chance that she might answer me back with a legitimate answer to my question, and she did!

Currently listening:See These Bones- Nada Surf