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My Spiritual Journey through Life Essay

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The stress and strain of life's obstacles sometimes take us off course. Rivers have always seemed to play a major role in religion. The bible says Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist at the Jordan river, and as Jesus prayed, the Heavens opened. In the Hindu religion they believe in seven sacred rivers; the Hindus believe bathing in the Ganges river will cleanse them of their sins. I felt it was essential to illustrate a stable boat in my river of spirituality drawing. I believe our spiritual journey leads most of us on an array of river paths. Some rivers have clear skies with rocks along the way; other streams supply jagged lightning.

My grandmother used to say to me, “Isaiah, your life is going to flash before your eyes.” I was …show more content…

I am sure a lot of my classmate's families were negatively impacted by the project also. I would of felt heartbroken if my child did not pick me as well. This was the stage of my life that my spiritual river took a bend for the worst, it worsened the relationship I had with my mother, and it psychologically affected me.

At the age of ten I began to play a sport called punch ball, it was similar to baseball. I was good at this game, and the children in my school began to respect me. I became popular during my fifth grade school year. Since I was already accustomed to my mother's abuse; I used schooling and sports as a means of escape from my broken home . At this stage of my life, my river was quiet because I psychologically taught myself to avoid the rocks and eddies my mother put on my path. The acceptance I received from my peers gave me a sense of purpose, I felt truly valued for the first time in my life.

At the age of twelve I entered junior high school. I was assigned to a rough public school in the Bronx, the school was not in our local district, so I did not know most of the children that attended. I began to become fond of girls and they seemed to like me as well; the local school boys did not enjoy the popularity I was given by the opposite gender. I was approached by the school's bully, he became a vicious animal along my riverbank. I did not tolerate being

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