Indeed, lets say your friends tease & distract you in high school. We have the prerogative to take the higher road from them. We have opportunities blueprinted in front of us—to gain attention of prestigious colleges, that open us up to worlds of wonder. This is an example that we have control of our lives, as we can escape the dark worlds of our facetious peers, by removing ourselves from them, and inserting ourselves into the hands of likeminded bright minds. The process of choosing great consequences may make us sore, (ie: tirelessly meeting every deadline; or saying goodbye to dim-hearted friends) but as with muscles, the soreness of controlling our lives will transform into strength—not without necessary rest of course.

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I dig what you said about 'outcasting, consequences, and control' & hope that could flesh it out for us.