The Importance Of Life In My Life

I have had a plethora of unique life experiences, many of which have happened in the last couple years of my life. In the past three years I have traveled to Guatemala, all over Germany, and Hawaii. During the summer of my freshman year of High School, I went on a missions trip to Guatemala. My church took 10 boys, and 10 girls; we spent a total of a week in a small impoverished town called . I believe that this trip allowed me, for the first time, to see, and be enveloped in a new culture. During the trip I ate new foods, played new games, and learned about the Guatemalan culture. I was able to spend time with all of the local kids, and learn how to respect a new culture. Then, this last summer, I was able to take a part in a German Exchange program with my school. After taking 3 years of German in High School, I was one of twenty people selected to go on a three-week long exchange program in Germany. The trip consisted of a week traveling with the 20 people chosen to go. The other two weeks were spent living with my host family and German partner. During my stay there I visited Berlin, Munich, Cologne, and traveled to the Netherlands. This was another chance for me to experience a new culture, and to further my German speaking skills. However, more importantly, it allowed me to make lifelong friends in another part of the world. About a month after I got back from Germany, my family went on a 12 day vacation to Hawaii. During my time there I had the opportunity to do a

Think of something you can’t live without. Throughout the day, there wasn’t that thing to comfort you, or make your day. That thing could be as simple as the birds chirping in the morning, talking to your best friend, taking an extra step in helping somebody or strolling around the nearby park every Sunday afternoon. It could be as comforting as a hug from your mom, a corny pun from your dad, baking cookies with your grandmother, having adventures with your brother, or getting into deep, meaningful conversations with your sister. Siblings and close cousins have different and most likely a closer bond with you due to the smaller age gap and similarities. Interestingly enough, siblings can be both a blessing and a curse, They’ll be there for you when you need them, and they’ll talk about all of your embarrassing childhood moments to everyone you know, but when they’re gone, you always have that lingering feeling that something is missing.

Life events are important in shaping character traits. You can find examples of this in Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Drummer boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury, and The Tell-Tale Heart and Charles by EdgarAllan Poe and Shirlie Jackson. All of these stories shows examples of shaping the person you are.

What I remember most about those days was the hard times. Because of WWI, times were difficult. There was a strict decline in employment and the majority of people living in Waxahachie lived in poverty. After my husband was killed, I became one of those people. The day he died was the day that my most extreme struggles began.

Doesn’t it ever hurt you? How things so big take their time taking piece by piece of what is left of your broken heart. How the wicked tick of time can turn you into sand. How the work works you until you are nothing but a crack in a crevice. I hate it. I hate it all. My life has never been mine. My life had been my husband’s for a time. Then he died. Then it was the son he left me with. Then he died. Maybe I should tell you the whole story. I should tell you why I hate them all. And why I cut you up and removed the skin off of your very bones. And why I am going to stuff you and keep your right here.

“Why are we here, what is the purpose of life?” Questions like these have haunted human beings for millennia. How people answer questions such as these can determine the course of their lives. The answers, of course, are as individual as are people. For me, the answers revolve around three things that I consider the most important in life: to know God, to know yourself, and to know your part or calling.

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”- Dr. Seuss. Though the phrase “who am I?” is composed of three simple, elementary words, the weight it holds is great. In life, growing up and finding yourself go hand in hand. When I think of who I am today at 17, many flashbacks of moments come to mind; people, places and experiences. All of which, have impacted not only my character but my personality as well.

I tell myself the encouraging words by author George Sand, “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” I wish I could change, my pass an be able to grow up in the same household as my siblings.

“Who am I?” is the question that we all ask ourselves. Are we brave? Are we happy? Are we risk takers? There are so many questions we ask and so many factors that determine who we are. It’s our personality and beliefs that make us who we are. Events that happen in our lives changes who we are whether we realize it or not. It could be a birthday or graduating high school but in my case, what changed me and made me who I am as a person is the day my aunt had passed away.

We always tend to question ourselves as we reach adulthood- Am I going to be successful? Have I even changed since being a child? Am I really who I think I am? From the moment we entered the world to the day we die, there is a small portion of adolescence where we experience who we really are and what even makes us that way. Although, as a nineteen year old lady, I still have growing to do; I have made discoveries that really explain why I am the person I present myself to be and why others would agree. Today I define myself as being independent, honest, and a psychology major.

As an young boy you never really think about how your life can completely change forever. For me my childhood was filled with legos and beach days and eating all the junk food I could imagine. My young, sweet life was great. That’s it. Just great. I never really thought it would change into something that I would forever be stuck with. Something that would screw up my daily routine, my habits and hobbies, and most of all, my junk food. Type one Diabetes would attach its disgusting self to me and in my boyhood mind, ruin my life forever. I was just an eleven year old sixth grader. Too young to realize that my condition could change my life in a good way.

He was a really good guy, through and through. Never met anyone quite like him since, never expect I will ever again either. People like Joe didn’t come around too often. Once in a lifetime, maybe, if you’re lucky.

Like any person, I have essential elements in my life. I cannot live without. These elements grew with me since I was born. And these elements become more and more important. I cannot imagine my life without five significant things. These five things are like the blood to my heart. If I lose one of them, I will feel broken. These five things are parents, money, food, twitter, and wife.

In life we are given lessons such as to “Never give up” or “Be yourself,” A life lesson that I will neer forget is we are not going to get eveything we want in life. We are not always going to get the job, our crush, or the spot on a varsity team. Yes, it’s going to hurt because we want it so bad, that we give it our all, but at the it wasn’t meant to be. Everything happens for a reason and maybe not getting that one thing in life, brings you something so much more bigger in life.

When I was growing up I was always told to treat others with kindness and respect, no matter who they were or how old they were. These are things that I have carried along with me throughout my life so far. Over the years I have gained some new characteristics about me and lost some, that were good and bad.