My Aphorism

“The Rose that grew from Concrete” By Tupac Shakur discusses that one must not give up on the goals you have in life, through

I can relate to the above quote. During my first years of high school, I did not take my academics as seriously as I should have. I did not set goals so that I would not disappoint myself. I have learned my little decisions I made impacted my grade point average and class ranking. Also I realized I needed to make some academic changes.

The quote teaches a valuable lesson too. The lesson it teaches later in life or sooner is that if you just wait, soon it will later happen, you must be patient and later something unremarkable and so valuable you would do outstanding, and once you do that it will or should remain a memory or it should.

I remember when my dad would always encourage me and my siblings to be successful in school, because if you are successful you will make it to the real world. The real world is tough and people need

This quote stood out to me because I related to it’s message instantaneously. I have been hyper aware of how I present myself to my peers since I was young. Throughout preschool and primary school I refused to cry in class -- or let my classmates see

"Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, or difficulty,¨ famously cited by Eleanor Roosevelt. This quotes that the valuable things in life can only be attained through means of perseverance and resilience. Those who choose to strive towards their goals and ambitions are people who want something out of life. People who want to make a change in the world they were born into, and soon leave off of, they want to create a legacy.

Lastly, a current event that this proverb relates to is Susan G. Komen Organization. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to become an Olympic Athlete, but with a proper mindset, and set goals, anything thing can be possible. Serena Williams shows that she lived by this proverb by making great accomplishments at young

My aphorism is hold tight to your roots but be open to the future. This is aphorism really relates to me and what I believe in. It shows the importance of knowing who you are but also being open to new things to come in the future. Holding tight to your roots means remembering where you came from and what standards and ideals are important to you. In my aphorism when I say be open to the future it means being open to new ways of thinking and change later on in your life. My aphorism means remembering who you are but not letting that hold you back in the future.

“Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible” by francis of assisi. This quote means that do what you need to do then do even more than that then before you know it you’re doing everything. That's what I’m trying to do now, because I’m in ROTC and trying to juggle both that and school at the same time, and it is hard. I am trying my best and it’s working out, I find myself working harder and harder every day. I never used to study

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

I chose this quote because it means a lot to me; I find that I tend to procrastinate about making important life decisions. For instance about seven months ago I got the opportunity to work for a security company, After passing the interview they scheduled for in-class training that would last about 5-10 days. The third day I debated on if I should go or not, I was struggling with my anxiety at the time, and the class was too overcrowded.

"Floating with the tide or swimming to the goal" really related to me. When Hunter talked about having a goal and what way we choose to approach it; whether we tackle it head on even with the difficulty we may face or simply take the easy route where we know the outcome will still be the goal we had in mind but not as good as it could have been. I could not relate to that philosophy any more then I do. My biggest example of that would be my goals I had going into high school regarding what schools I wanted to go to after. My #1 school going into high school was UC Davis, though I realized very quick how hard I would have to work in high school to get accepted into that kind of school. So I found a easy way out on my goal and found

A common quote used more often than not in today’s society, whether held to be

As we live, so we learn is a proverb still applicable today as it was then.

For some people that might sound a bit cocky but for me it became something like a mantra. Even though I am not “Picasso” yet, my mom also thought me the same lesson that if I choose to do something, I should do it right without compromising any quality. Seen through a different angle, if you want to be brilliant in your line of work or to be considered “the best”, you should really devote and work hard. It sounds obvious but many times our human nature wants to be deluded