Saying Hello to Fate
Saying Hello to Fate
I believe that everything happens for a reason. The decisions we make, for better or for worse, develop who we are and who we are meant to be. Struggles and challenges are nothing but an epiphany for us, because they strengthen our character, and teach us endurance. Faith is the most meaningful word there is, because it is the word that measures where we are going in our lives. Without this faith, my life would be on the fast track to nowhere.
I believe everything happens for a reason, because this phrase is a piece of who I am, and who I will become. Growing up, most of my memories are based on just my mother and me. When I was three, my mother married into an unhappy marriage. Three years later, my sister was born, who made circumstances even more stressful. Even at the tender age of six, I was a parent figure for her. A couple days before my ninth birthday, I knew my parents were getting divorced. Being so young, this was really hard on me; he was the only dad I knew, and I was aware my mom didn’t have a steady paycheck. Because of the struggles I was dealing with, my grandparents started taking me to church, where I went until I was fourteen. If they all hadn’t have made this decision for me at a young age, I think my way of thinking and believing would be completely different. Everything I went through those years made me believe more and more everyday that eventually things would get better; and eventually, they did.
I’ve learned that my choices today reflect who I will be tomorrow. They act as a mirror outside of me that shows the reflection of my own strengths and weaknesses. With each weakness that is exposed and faced, I become the person I should, and want, to be. With this in mind, I believe that without the wisdom and guidance of failure and pain, our accomplishments would not be as inspiring, and would not feel so fulfilling. The things that happen to us throughout our lifetime, we have no control over. Some people choose to take these struggles, and let them break them down. I believe everyone does this at one point, but I try to take these, and use them to my advantage. I can’t change the way of life, all I can do is change the way I perceive and use it.
I believe everything happens for a reason, because wisdom can only come from experience. It is easy to judge and criticize something you have never been through; but when God throws obstacles in your way, you become more compassionate towards other people with obstacles. When I was twelve, I met someone who ended up being a huge part of my life. He was one of my best friends, and the main person who had an influence on me for a few years. Coming from an unsteady background filled with drugs and alcohol, he had basically given up on life, even in seventh grade. Many times he tried to drag me down into how he was feeling, and being young and naïve, I felt I had to fix everything. It wasn’t until my sophomore year that I realized I had learned two things from this person; compassion for people despite all circumstances, and also my independence to find my own life, and stand up for what I know is right. I learned that if someone does not go through complications, and does not learn how to get through them successfully, these issues will continue to appear in their life, and make things much more complex than needed.
Along with the negative things strengthening you, I also believe positive things have the same affect. When I accomplish something I’ve worked hard at, I am inspired and driven to work harder, and accomplish more. Life has a mix of ups and downs, and it’s important to me to look at each individual situation God has given me, and try to work with that to get where I want to be.
I believe everything happens for a reason, because my life is made out of all the pieces that have happened to me, good and bad. Looking back on those struggles, I’m not always proud of how I handled the situations, and I accept that sometimes I don’t know what to do. But with the actions I’ve taken, or haven’t taken, the consequences have led me to my life, and I couldn’t be more thankful for that. This is why I believe, in all aspects, that everything happens for a reason.
