An Independent Report on Life-Changing Events

Who am I? Can any person tell me who am I just from my name? Can person tell me from reading a background check on my life, what kind of woman I’m going to develop into? I can be a scientist, lawyer, cartoonist, actress or just an average citizen living on a tropical island. I am an 18 year old high school student in the City of Philadelphia. However, ahead of me is a life full of opportunities. In Life, I can be whatever it is that I want to be. Who can say that I cannot? This confidence was on the ground ready to take flight .I only needed determination to lift off; however, this determination was not always there until I heard about May 21, 2011. There were many events that had impacted my life however; the day the world was going to end had changed my perspective on my life forever.

As a child, in a home of five sisters and two brothers, I wasn’t very sociable. I was the youngest of eight and most intelligent than my two brothers and six sisters. I had to make decisions for myself, because I was showered with little attention by my single parent mother. This was only because of my sibling’s constant disobedience. My family means the world to me. As a family, we struggled. As a family, we cried. However, one thing I knew was that I was different. I was an outcast in my home. I enjoyed school and learning many things from the world around me. I knew I wanted to be successful. Even as a little toddler, my dreams where big. There was a time, I wanted to scream but I remained quiet. Times I wanted to dance, but my heart was the only thing Dancing beats. The problem was, I was extremely shy; this stopped me from making new friends or speaking my thoughts and ideas aloud. I had visions that could possibly change the world. However, the visions of becoming successful, was trapped inside me. I was afraid of what people would think. As a result, as I got older, the shyness was an unwanted visitor; it came when it wanted, and left when it wanted.

The day the world was going to end was May 21, 2011. I was disturbed by what I was hearing. Even through, I heard many predictions before this one scared me the most. I didn’t know what to make out of the situation. I wanted to know where people get these ideas from. The theory appeared on billboards and then on the news. I wasn’t a religious person as a child. My parents never talked to me about the meaning of life. Even if the predictions weren’t true, the predictions had made me realize that even if the world does not end today, the world could end at any appointed time. Tomorrow is not promised for me or for anybody else. At that moment my perspective on life was already changing.

As May 21 got closer, fear ran through my body. I had to do something about this. But I was too shy to say anything. I thought somebody would laugh at me or judge me. I couldn’t speak my mind so I decided to go to church and find some answers. I did not have anything to lose. We were going to die anyway. I went to a church called St Phillips Baptist Church. It is located, down the street from my house. I heard it was an excellent church. The man preaching had answered every question that ran through my mind. He was sensitive on the visitors. He preached about problems that families go through and the struggles that will come in this lifetime. He read my heart. I felt better and I realized that there wasn’t anything to be afraid of. When I left the church that day, I was curious. My mind was working. I wanted to know about every religion. Knowing this new information interested me, but most importantly it made me feel at peace. As stupid as this can sound, I made a vowel to God that if the world did not end, I would change my life around. I would not doubt myself. I would reach for the stars, the moon and the galaxy.

May 21, came, the world did not end. Even though I was still a little disturbed, I remembered my vowel to god. There are many things I needed to know about this world that can benefit me. There so many religious, discoveries, History, and beautiful sites all around the world. I wanted to know it all. I realized that life is too short, and at any time your time in this world can be up. So now I believe to enjoy life. Have memories, and cry tears of joy. Today I am still holding my promise; I stopped fearing criticism because of my shyness. Now my shyness is not a visitor however, in fact, it is a stranger to me. I’m not afraid I can get into Spellmen, Princeton, and Yale. I can be whatever I want to be if I stop living in fear. The question of who am I is an easy answer. I will not let my shyness affect me. The answer is simple, I can be whatever I want to be!