The Illusion of Good Fortune

@whotheneighbors, Your stance is cautious, but that’s much better than being naive! Risk vs. reward will be a recurring theme in your life, so it’s a good idea to take a step back to evaluate things before jumping right in. I agree that our current generation is probably a bit more likely to take risks such as these. Maybe it’s because people nowadays don’t have to work as hard for such wonderful things, so they appreciate them less?

So far as this party goes…
Why not? You’re right to think that you most likely won’t get caught. You probably don’t have better things to do (no offense at all).
On the other hand, yes, you will (most likely) have plenty of time to party in the future. Just don’t scare yourself into not going. Man, I guarantee there will be at least one chill ass person at that party if you’re willing to look for him/her.

there’s always optimistic and pessimistic approach to everything. You cannot just sit in your home just because there’s a possibility of an accident happening on the road. i ‘m not suggesting you should justify every bad thing you do with an optimistic/reckless/carefree attitude. sometimes you gotta take a leap of faith with everything you do and believe in. i say there’s nothing wrong in having a little fun. people talk about underage drinking and irresponsible behavior. you cannot expect someone to act and drink responsibly after they turn 21. i believe It must be cultivated from the young age.( of course i ‘m not saying we should teach teenagers to drink ‘responsibly’. i mean like we should teach our kids to eat chocolate with limit even though they’re are tempted to eat chocolate from young age). i accept that your point about the worst happening. but don’t miss the best just ’cause there’s a possibility of worst.

If your worried specifically about being caught at this party, don’t be. You won’t be the most drunk person there so you won’t get caught for anything.
@whotheneighbors, About the question in general, I realize bad things can happen, but if I live my life expecting the worst thing to happen always I’ll be very disappointed with my life. I am optimistic about most things, which includes what I think will happen. Obviously some bad things have happened to me, but I feel like they have all been results of a bad decision on my part, and things I have learned from. Also, I feel that choosing to party as a teenager doesn’t make me detrimental to society, and will/should not impact my future, so I’m willing to take all the associated risks of partying.