My Purpose Of The World Is Always Changing And So Are People

Music has always been integral in my life. During my childhood, when I was four years old, I pressed my fingers on an oven handle like a piano. Throughout my childhood years I listened to my mom’s old-school mix CD’s, along with the Pandora music app on my old Kindle. In fifth grade, I picked up the piano. My alto saxophone studies began in seventh grade. When high school arrived, I turned my focus to guitar and voice. The more knowledge I absorbed, the more knowledge I craved. My decision to pursue music was also influenced by the inspirations I’ve encountered on my journey so far.

I grew up in Washington D.C with my dad’s recording studio in the basement. Day and night, I would hear the beats of R&B and jazz surfing up through the floorboards. My parent’s were always listening to everything from Motown to John Lennon, Broadway musicals to Otis Redding. I loved it all - Etta James, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, The Supremes, Elvis, Billie Holiday, musicals. To this day, those musicians inspire me. The second I knew that I had to be a singer was the day I fell madly in

I grew up in the St. Louis suburb of Eureka, where I still live today. If you ever look at me and wonder where that scar on my forehead came from, well it happened when I was roughly 12 months old when I fell out of a moving car. My parents raised me as a Methodist at the Eureka United Methodist Church. During my years attending Geggie Elementary School, every Sunday my parents would force me to get out of bed and go to Church with them. During church, all the children would go to Sunday school while the parents were listening to the sermon. In Sunday school, we had a teacher, sometimes my mom, who would give out fun church related activities. However, I did not enjoy doing that mostly because it involved getting out of bed early and since I did not like the subject matter either, but at that age, children do not fully grasp the importance of attending church and

I grew up in the church. My father was a deacon and my mother was a Sunday school teacher. I never remember a time that church was not the center of my life. I experienced great hurt in my young life and nobody knew pain I endured. I would not realize until much later in my life the affect that one event would have on me. My teenage years were turbulent. These years were a time that was marked by poor choices and rebellion. I developed two lives. One I projected in the church and the other outside the church. I never really gave the fact that I was living a double life much thought.

A musician’s ultimate purpose should be to create a combination of words and sounds that can heal the soul. This is why I spend countless hours after school and on weekends recording, writing, and producing music. When I get to college I will major in music production, yearning to be with other musicians who share my passion. Music gave me a home when I did not have one, now I know where I

There comes a time in every person’s life that they have a dream they feel they must achieve. For me since I was young all I could think about was wanting to be a pastor of a church or spiritual leader. I come from a diverse background in Christianity I was raised in a small Free Will Baptist church that my Grandfather established. There I learned the basic of the Bible and salvation. In my preteen an teen years I attended Assemblies of God, Church of Good, UPC and other small denominations most evangelical. One might think that being in so many different churches before they are 30 is not a good thing. I must disagree, it gave me a view into a world most people don’t get to see. The struggles of a pastor when he goes home. The racists beliefs that some churches still cling to and those that just wanted to love Jesus, you

I believe that human being’s all have an underlining purpose in life and it is within their nature to realize their potential and fulfill their goals. Human beings are driven to seek wholeness in their lives and that will always be a continuing journey for most humans. Humans adapt to life’s changes as they encounter various challenges. How one handles those various situations; will directly affect their behavior and personality. I believe humans are capable of dictating the outcome of their destiny.

By the time I was around the age of twelve, church was not as big of a deal as it once was. We stopped going to the church I loved due to some very unfortunate events that occurred

Fast forward to when I was a teenager and I really struggled to be happy and to have a purpose. I never really had aspirations or goals and it really started to feel like a then. Plus we all had teen angst and I was no exception. Maybe that’s why my parents wanted to come to church. I really think it was because of their business. My parents work in construction and like most self-employed small businesses, they were really struggling and I think they were looking for answers.

Growing up religion has always been an important part of my life. I would attend Sunday services, help to lead the praise and worship, take part in youth Sunday, and attended weekly youth meetings. After migrating from Jamaica, it became very difficult to find a church that’s a good fit for. However, I still try to attend religious services at least twice a month, and if I can’t attend church services I watch the services online.

Looking back on my childhood, I have many memories shrouded in fear and self-loathing. I was raised in the Baptist church. My mother and grandmother made sure that I attended church every Sunday morning. My grandmother was from the mid-west. She carried her strict Bible belt background with her as she traveled west with my grandfather. The many lessons I learned from my grandmother and the minister at our church played a big part in how I began to see the world and my place in it.

Each individual is one of a kind. Every single individual in our world has their own meaning of life and whether or not their purpose is to change the world or change one life, we are all valuable to the greater picture. Like the Upanishads believed “You are what your deep driving desire is; As your deep driving desire is, so is your will; As your will is so is your deed; As your deed is so is your destiny” (Hallman, 2012, p. 9). Our greatest desire is to know God, to have a relationship with God. Why? Because that's how we've been designed. My own theories on life ultimately lead to the purpose I put into it. I did this by simply taking a step back and assessing my life and the significance it holds to the world around me. My overall goal for life, the essential meaning I put into my own life, is to connect with God on a personal level and help others do the same. There are going to be many obstacles that I face in life in order to achieve this higher purpose; most of which are based on the fact that I am only human and flawed by the culture I live in. Virtues imparted by society such as fear, doubt, and ignorance are all insignificant when a personal relationship to God imparts virtues of faith, hope and love. Our life on this Earth, no matter how short, should have meaning and only God our Father can show us what that true meaning

A lot of people walk this earth questioning why they are even still here today, why they were put on this earth and if there is even a purpose to keep walking on it. Everyone was put on this earth for a reason, whether it be going over the top and curing cancer or simply just creating a family. Creating a family put our next generation on this earth; it keeps our human race going and gives our future hope. You don’t have to be put on this world to make a great change, but simply walking on this planet and doing everything you’re supposed to do is

The start of my sophomore year consisted of attending two youth group meetings and then none. Life began to take place and I had made no effort to attend Sunday service. The more I grew the more open my mind became towards my faith. I am catholic and I feel

To begin with, when my dad died my music was my biggest outlet. Music is what keeps me calm and is my biggest motivation in life. When I am making music I feel like it’s my way out, it’s my peace, and nobody can change that. Sometimes it feels good to just be able to do certain things and have talents that other people don’t have, and that’s how I see music. My voice is great and I actually can rap so I have something everyone else do not have. Which is actual talent and I don’t mean to be cocky, but I