Learning the Hard Way- Personal Narrative
We live our lives working in order to achieve peace within ourselves, a sense of accomplishment and happiness. The experiences and relationships that we develop along the way help to make us who we are. Weather they are good or bad, we like to believe that knowledge is gained from the people we meet and the decisions made. I have heard it said that it is suppose to be the journey that is truly important in our lives, not the destination. My journey really begins in the summer of 2003, when I met a man named Rev. Bob Rowland. For me it was the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.
Before that I had, much like many other people, made some bad
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My parents never spoke of God, religion or the church, so I believed that it was a waste of time seeing that it would never benefit me in any way. So why then did I bother? Well, because I was in fear for my soul and sanity and the hole was deep and I had dug it. I was at that analogous fork in the road and needed to make a decision, so I chose.
I was a complete stranger to Rev. Rowland’s and I realize that, being a man of the cloth, he may have felt a certain obligation to speak with me. But, he did more than that, he listened without prejudice and answered the many questions that I had for him. He said that I needed to forgive myself and that the first thing I had to do was to confess everything I ever did wrong. Although I had tears running down my face, at that point, I started to laugh, because the thought of confessing my sins seemed like the impossible task. Now I’m not saying that I murdered anyone, but you have to keep in mind that I had never attended church before, confession wasn’t something I had ever had to deal with. So after 23 years, there were a few skeletons in my closet. At which point, I asked him if I could go home and write them down first. In the following weeks he talked with me, over whelmed me with books, information, and shared his own personal battles. He was the one who made me
did NOT kill my wife. You cannot imagine what it is like to lose your wife the way I did,
I did not like keeping secrets. I felt guilty. This was a secret I kept. This secret could not be told.
Summer vacation, and school ends for about three months, and then you have as much fun as you can, then back to school… right? Well I had to go to summer school, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Everything was going fine, I had a job after summer school, and that was going fine as well. They say that summer is supposed to be fun and exciting, and it usually is for me and my family. However in July my father started coughing up blood. My father usually doesn’t make it his top priority to go to the doctors, so he waited about four weeks until he really didn’t feel good.
Throughout my educational experience I noticed the discrepancies with regard to the advantages my peers possessed. In high school as I began exploring what career I wished to pursue, I experienced inferiority as my classmates who’ve taken the ACT three times, visited college campuses, and have had resumes ready since the 6th grade unintentionally mocked my lack of college-readiness. However, my ignorance wasn’t intentional, my parents never reached a high school education in Mexico, they couldn’t pass down SAT tips or acquire internship opportunities for me. I realized it's vital to pick up the pace to avoid being left in the dust akin to countless others in my situation. Henceforth, this statement resonates with my experience, I interpreted
This is one story I've never told before. Not to anyone. . .To go into it, I've always thought, would only cause embarrassment for all of us, a sudden need to be elsewhere, which is the natural response to a confession. Even now I'll admit, the story makes me squirm. (O’Brien)
witted, and like a Christian, I confessed. Confessed! Some dream I must have mistaken you for
“What are we going to do! What about my graduation?” Linz repeats frantically over and over, as the daunting reality slowly sat in.
After meeting Pastor Bobby Guerra I found to be very comfortable with the people and atmosphere. I kept going to service on a consistent base along with working and trying to get my life back on track that was one of the biggest struggles I’ve experienced only because I should have gotten it a long time ago and now trying to get it all back. I had got so comfortable with the church when they had invited me to their park outreaches for the community I was hesitant to go because I didn’t know if I was done with the past and the wreckage had haunted me.
the fact that I knew other children were planning something naughty however I likewise realized that my sisters believed them. I thought about whether I should simply proceed back home or in the event that I should go along with them.
I am ashamed. I never realized that I was such a bad person. I have sinned against my
my passion for living for Christ was stronger. I was lead to start a Christian book club. I started it on
Public school systems need to be more sensitive to their students. Parents play the major role in determining a child’s academic outcome, but the school system needs to notice children who don’t necessarily acknowledge their gift. These children need guidance -- I believe it is the schools’ responsibility to provide it to them. I have been through a situation that makes me feel strongly about the subject. My example is an indisputable case in point.
things, or that’s at least how you feel. You feel like no one would forgive you if they knew the
I never really thought about where my life was going. I always believed life took me where I wanted to go, I never thought that I was the one who took myself were I wanted to go. Once I entered high school I changed the way I thought. This is why I chose to go to college. I believe that college will give me the keys to unlock the doors of life. This way I can choose for myself where I go instead of someone choosing for me.
Learn it the hard way. That is the way I learned the old adage “no pain, no gain”. It was my first dirt bike race. My heart had been pounding like a drum in a high school band for three days before the race. The race was in the middle of nowhere in Tucson, Az. I arrived on a Friday, my race was on Saturday.