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Reflective Essay On Intelligence

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Reflective Essay In order to be successful many people believe that intelligence is the main factor but in reality, it may play a factor but it is not the most important. Genius isn’t about how smart you are rather it “ has three parts: one part talent, one part passion, one part hard work” ( Duckworth 6:53). I used to believe that if I did not take any challenging classes, I would be more successful by always getting good grades so I had never learned what hard work was, that was until I suffered a loss. After eventually understanding that my uncle was gone and I couldn’t do anything to bring him back and make peace with him, I developed a growth in mindset as I realized that life was about not holding grudges, taking risks, and doing everything possible to achieve your goals.
Death is known to be the worst thing that could happen to someone but in the end the only one’s really suffering are family members left to mourn. A few years ago, my family and I were watching the news all cozied up and drinking hot chocolate, when suddenly we heard that a famous Mexican singer had died in a plane crash. We all felt awful especially since it was just a few weeks before Christmas and everyone was already in the joyful Christmas spirit. None of us could possibly imagine what that family was going through or so we thought. A few days after watching the news my father called to explain that my uncle had been in a really bad car crash and was in the hospital. We were worried, but were thankful he was still alive. Well about three minutes later my father called again and we could hear him sobbing through the phone and we all knew what had happened. My uncle was dead.
A death in the family is never easy to overcome so it affected me in many different ways. Since that was the first time I had experienced someone die, it took me some time to fully understand what had happened. After finally understanding that, I began to develop guilt for never letting go of a grudge I had acquired when he broke my bike. Unfortunately, my mourning time was cut short since seeing my dad cry for the first time ever was very painful and made me realize that no one knows whether or not they will wake up the next morning so I had to somehow

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