Tragic And Joyful Moment In My Life

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. ~ Charles Swindoll

The year was 2015 and in my mind it was going to be one of the most pivotal moments in my life. I was turning 16, getting my driver’s license, inching closer toward adulthood, gaining my independence, and free from adult responsibilities and worries. What I did not know was that one catastrophic event would have such a devastating impact on my life.

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” I try to live by this quote by Charles R. Swindoll every day. I feel that this is a strong quote with a lot of meaning behind it and, it can be interpreted in many ways. In my opinion, we should see things in a positive way all the time. We also should do what we love every day because you never know how close you are to the end.

Life is a gift in which many have the great experiences that come with it. As children, most have loving parents, helpful teachers, a good education, and friends that encourage us to fulfill our dreams. We become teenagers who think we know it all, strictly care about having a good time, and make memories that we can carry with us throughout our lifetime. Eventually we must grow up. We get a job, marry someone, and start a family. If you haven’t noticed already, I am describing an ideal life that many don’t have the privilege of living. Adult years begin to tear you apart and build up stress. Learning to live a life on your own can and will lead to tears and mistakes. Although everyone makes mistakes some can be more

Walking through life admiring everything it brings upon you, can bring upon many question about life and what you are meant to be. You can begin questioning yourself and who you are. What your future would look like and how would you get there. All these question are things that cross our minds at one point in our lives. A reason this happens is because of everything we go through and experience in life that makes us want to know and understand who we are as a person. Like Gandhi once said, “Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.”(Gandhi, Mahatma). This wise words said by Gandhi

Life is a series of moments that defines us. These moments can be happy or they could be filled with disappointments. Life is about growing up. It’s to become a successful individual with the talent people receives. Other times people give up and that is why they become depressed and lonely.

No one knows entirely how to live life we don’t have a manual or a tour guide to follow. We must trust our instincts and pray to make the best decisions. Everyday is a new beginning and we must cherish every moment we have. Although we can’t be too afraid to live life. We must treat it as if everyday we live could be our last.

Growing up in a family of eight wasn't always fun and games. I've seen and experienced things people in their adult life couldn't even imagine. The most traumatic event kick-started when I was ten; I observed as anorexia, bulimia, and depression brought my sister Madison close to death. Madison and I shared a room so I had a front row seat to the nights where she would cry herself to sleep and wake in the middle of the night to make herself throw up in the bathroom and leave the house to go run off extra calories. I remember wondering if I should tell my parents about the things I read in her diary. Page after page were graphic entries about how much she hated her body and how badly she desired to be skinny. There was a point in her diary when things transitioned

Have you ever hit the highest peaks in your life and suddenly dropped deeper than the ocean? Almost like the adrenaline you get on a roller coaster. It goes to its highest point and then falls down at an accelerated rate. In other words, this describes the term “Life”. It may seem like the situation is all well and good, that is until the changes start to arise. It is something everyone will end up experiencing and adapting to throughout their lifetime. These changes in our lives permit us to be even more positive and more hard working, "What if I told you that 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same. I doubt you’d be happy so why are you so afraid of change”- Karen Salmansohn . This quote is significant because it allows individuals to open up and not be afraid of the change that is occurring in their life.

It’s all start when my sister and I went to Watson. While I’m doing window shopping, my sister went to buy some stuff. Accidently, in a glance, I saw my sister at the health section. In consciously, I went to her with full of questions, and asked her ‘are you sick?’ Then she turned back to me and answered my question with a question, ‘is this good?’

It was one life-changing experience I was seven years old when I became grateful for the things that I had. I remember packing for this big trip my parents were planning for a year now. I precisely recall my mother telling me to go through my closet and pick clothes I did not use to give away, I didn't know why, but I didn't ask, I just did it. As the day got closer I remember my parents had accumulated a great amount of things to give away. I quite didn't understand why they were gathering so many things and for what reason.

Ever since I was a kid my emotions have always played a role in basically everything. Most of my friends and family tell me it’s not good to have them involved in things, but I can’t help it. I care too much. Personally I feel like there’s nothing wrong with having emotions because without them you’re heartless.

Something critical and traumatic happened to me today on my way home from my Marathon training. I was hit by a car. Life is to precious and short to waste. One minute I am hugging my sweetest and greatest friend and next thing you know I am in the hospital bed. Say I love you to the ones your love cause you never know when it will be your last.

A life-changing event is not something to be taken lightly. Throughout our lives, we encounter many obstacles and changes, some of which bring us joy and excitement, others of which may be hard for us to handle. When I look back on my relatively short life, it may, at first, be hard for me to think of an event that has truly molded and shaped the person that I am today. I have encountered several changes, but at the time, they felt like mere speed bumps along my path. Looking back now, it is easy for me to see that these changes were not by chance, but were placed in my path to form the person that I am today.

Have you ever encountered a tragic moment and saved someone’s life? All of a sudden I was the only one that could help because everyone else was in shock. The bravest moment of my life that surprised me was giving CPR to a man in a restaurant.