When being so young it is easy to forget how lucky you are
to have a life. For me, I have two wonderful parents, a mother and step-father,
who are always there for me. I am lucky enough to be able to go to college and
fulfill my dream because my parents worked hard to have the money to put me
through college. Living everyday life, normally people don’t think about all
the good they have in their lives but only focus on the bad. Why is that? Guess
we’ll never know.
Until recently I didn’t realize how precious life was, I mean
really appreciate having my life. About a month ago a young boy who attended my
high school hung himself from years of bullying. When this happened, it was
like everyone in the town was silent. Nothing had ever happened like this
before and now that something major had happened to our perfect little town, it
seemed to open everyone’s eyes. The young boy wasn’t much different than I am.
He did believe in a religion that gets a lot of criticism but in the end we all
put our pants on the same way. What I can’t wrap my head around is life being
so bad that I would want to end it. I understand bullying happens everywhere
and sometimes as early as primary school. Kids will be kids but in my life I
always had my parents to back me up and motivate me to get back up on my feet.
From what I’ve heard, this child did not have parents that acted this way. They
regularly ignored him and didn’t pay attention to the fact that the bullying was
as bad as it was.
This event really opened my eyes. I may have very bad days
and think my life is a living hell but I actually have a life that others would
envy. I wake up not scared to go outside and drive to school without the
military stopping me and robbing me like in other countries. I got an education
and was lucky enough to go to college unlike some countries where children don’t
receive an education at all. These are just a few things I’ve noticed that I
should be thankful for. Living in America, and never having to deal with these
road blocks, Americans have no idea what is going on in the world around them.
I am one of those people. I pray for my family and friends every night but I
don’t regularly pray for those children who are sleeping in tents with tatted
clothes and an empty stomach.
Living this life is something to be so grateful for.
Realizing how good we have it has made me change my life and how I live it from
day to day. Just like the young boy who took his life, I live for him and all
of those children in other countries. It takes a mature adult to realize these
great characteristics of life and these instances have molded me into the
person I am today. No, every day can’t be perfect and every day I don’t feel
appreciative but realizing it is a start.
That is so sad! I always wonder the same thing that you wonder, of how things can get so bad. We are both blessed with wonderful parents! I am so sorry that your town had to experience such a tragic loss.
ReplyDeleteOh my! reading through your post reminded me so much of my elementry days cause i use to get bullied but i myself found worth in my life to keep living. now when i look back at it i'm so blessed that ive over came that and i hope kids find another passtime then bullying cause i believe that's what drive kids to being the adults that's shooting up the movie theater.
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