The definition of a hero is said to be someone who is admired and someone who has outstanding achievement . I believe that these are some qualities that can apply to me and I'm going to make it happen. Im the kind of person who if I put my mind into something Im not going to stop until I achieve it. Someone with a growth mindset. Meaning that I don't take failure as something bad , I take it as a lesson where I can learn from. Ive always been a strong person who never puts my head down when something goes wrong.Instead I put it up and keep pushing forward . Even though thats how I am , there has been a tragic event that changed my life completely. It was about three years ago now back when I was a sophomore in high school. I remember coming home and all my family was at my house crying. I felt a sense of panic and a knot in my throat. I asked my mom what was going on and she told me that my uncle had passed away. He was honestly like a second dad to me. Always had told me that one day I was going to make it.He supported me with everything I did , the nicest person id ever met . Once I heard it was him , I felt as if there was a part of me missing. I felt despondent for a while because I missed seeing him around an I still do. Sometimes I retrospect to all of his facetious jokes he use to say just to make me laugh.But up until this day its hard for me to talk about him without wanting to cry. That was one of the most difficult times of my life and I wasn't resilient from that situation. I didn't know how to deal with it and it affected me so much that even took a toll on my school work. After that I just kept on falling behind on everything. Until I realized that , thats not what he would have wanted to see from me. To him there was no such a thing as giving up and I decided to get my life together and wanted to move on to become the person he knew I was. I know if he was here he would be so proud of me for graduating high school,coming to college and making my way up to my goals. I know thats what he would've wanted. After I got my life in order I decided to do everything I can to get a degree and be who I want to be. My next step is to finish college and make my whole family proud , since I would be the first college graduate in my family it means even more to me. That sense of satisfaction when I receive a degree will be an amazing moment knowing that I accomplished everything I said I would and I never gave up. I also want to be some kind of role model to my younger siblings and show them that if you put your mind into something you want , you can actually accomplish it. I believe that hard work pays off 100%.
It's good that you decided to keep on going, and it is sad that you lost someone that was really close to you, but as you mention he would be proud of you for following what you want to do.
ReplyDeleteLaura. I am so sorry for the loss of your uncle. You had a difficult time and you got through it. Never give up on dreams; and keep going until the end.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that hard work pays off, keep working hard:)!
ReplyDeleteI feel really sorry for your loss and truly admire the strength you continue to have throughout all those stuggles you've gone through. The position you are now in, going through college and moving forward, just shows the kind of dedicated and positive person you are and that's what makes you strong. Other people would've given up on everything but you kept pushing forward toward every goal you had and I'm sure you'll make it to be someone amazing and proud that your siblings look up to.
ReplyDeleteComing home to something as tragic as that is always a heart breaker, we live to not expect to hear a loved one passing away. When my mom passed away, it was heart breaking, but as they years went by, I learned that we can't let that hold us down, life still goes on, as bad as it sounds. I'm sure your uncle is looking down on you and is proud of what you have accomplished in life. Keep your head up.
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