What Represents Me
Throughout life, there are many people we meet, places we
go, and things we do that influence us. Some
are people and things that we come across daily. Very rarely does a person stop and think about
how special these things are to them.
Many objects in life people take for granted everyday. People do not comprehend how treasurable many
daily parts of life are, and how they have shaped how individuals have grown as
people. When you pause, take a breath,
and think about these things, you may realize just how special they are. There are many small, but precious things in
my life that have shaped me, including my running shoe charm, the color green, my
faith, and a ribbon. Each of these
things has somehow affected the way I have developed as a person and how I view
the world today.
That view of the world can also extend to my running shoe
charm. My running shoe charm is a very
small charm that I wear around my neck on a chain. It never comes off. I wear it absolutely everywhere unless I am required
to take it off, like in a meet. It is
special to me because it was given to me by my aunt right after I ran in the
state track meet this past year. It
fully represents my love for running. I
started running Cross Country in 6th grade off of a whim, and I
haven’t stopped since! Every year since
that first practice, I have been a part of the Episcopal Cross Country, Indoor
Track, and Outdoor track teams. I have
run 196.72 miles since summer started. I
ran 100 of those just in the month of July. So far, all of my hard work has paid off. I have obtained a lot from working hard in my
running. I have learned many things that
cannot be taught, but have to be experienced.
My running shoe charm is more than just a pretty piece of
jewelry that I wear around my neck. To
me, it represents the things that running has taught me and is a constant
reminder to live by what I have learned.
Running is like life. Every
aspect of running can be transcribed into different parts of your life. The training and work that you put forth can develop
your mind to never give up, and to always go the extra mile. This can be used in school, work, faith,
friendship, and many other things. An
old saying that I like that talks about going the extra mil is the 212 degrees
saying.
At 211 degrees, water is hot.
At 212 degrees, water boils.
And with boiling water comes steam,
And with steam, you can power a train.
One extra degree makes all the difference.
This shows how going the extra mile makes all the
difference in the world. In a race, the
stronger of the two runners will win.
This can be applied to everything in life. The person who works the hardest will have
the best results. The person who does
things the right way and doesn’t take shortcuts will eventually find success in
everything that they do. They learn to
work hard in everything. Running the
extra mile also means to do what’s right when no one is watching. That means going out a running everyday even
if the coach isn’t there to make sure you do it right. It means doing extra homework or studying to
make a better grade in a class. Going
the extra mile is not an easy thing to do, but it will always pay off in the
long run.
Yet each piece represents
another side of me, and just the same as my running shoe charm represents hard
work and going the extra mile, the color green represents the love of life and
what true determination looks like. The
color green is everywhere people go. It
is all around outside in nature, it is on clothes, on bags, on books, it is on
food, it is on candy wrappers. The color
green is the color that the human eye can perceive the most shades of, and
therefor is seen the most everywhere. It is the most calming color and the
color that is most used in areas of relaxation and peace. It symbolized health, balance, nature, and
most importantly, life. To me, it
symbolizes my grandfather, Bobo. He
passed away 4 years ago, and his favorite color was green. It was green from the first moment that I can
remember. Now that he is gone, we always
go to the cemetery to see him, especially on special occasions. The most special occasion of all that we go
visit him for is his birthday. Every
year on April 3, my entire family goes to the cemetery and we release green
balloons to the sky and watch them until we can’t see them anymore. Once we cannot see them, we know that he got
them in heaven. My family always spends
the entire afternoon there on his birthday.
We have a picnic and some cake, we play tag, and we just sit and
relax. The color green represents my
grandfather, the things that he taught me, and the treasured memories that I
have of him.
The
color green symbolizes life, and how special the people that we love are to
us. When my grandfather died, it taught
me two very important lessons that you can only relate to if you personally
experience them. The first and most
important thing that I learned is to treasure the small moments, because one
day, they might turn out to be big moments.
Towards the last few days of Bobo’s life, he was unable to see well,
feed himself, get out of bed, or do all the little things that most people do
everyday. I would sit by him and feed
him little bits of peaches while all the other kids in my family went to the
back and read a book or watched TV. I
remember wanting to go and play with them too, but instead I sat by him and fed
him. I have never regretted that
decision. The time I spent with him is some of the best moments that I ever
spent with my grandfather. The memories
that I have of doing that are ones that nobody else in my family has. These memories are some of the most valuable
memories that I have and I have never regretted a single small thing that I
ever did with Bobo.
The second thing that I
learned was that the people you love are never truly gone until you forget them
and the things that they taught you.
They will always live on in the hearts of the people that cared for
them. I still remember my grandfather
today. I remember the little things that
he taught me, like not to eat while laying up side down on the couch, or eating
right by the computer. He taught me more
than just little things. He showed me
how to work hard through his every day actions, like using holding his own fork
and knife, or walking. One year for my
mom’s birthday, he walked across the room for her. It made everyone cry. Doing little things like that showed how hard
he worked and how true determination is working hard to achieve your goals,
even the little ones, which is a lesson that he taught me that has stuck with
me to this day.
Faith
is something that everyone learns about at a young age. Many learn first about the birth of Jesus and
Noah’s Arc. As they get older, they
learn more and more about their religion and the history of it. Religion can be a very central part of a
person’s choices and personality. In my
family, it plays a significant role in our Sunday lives. Every Sunday morning, we all go to church
together. It is a time of peace and a
break from doing homework. I usually
like going to church. Part of the reason
that I love Christmas break is because of the Christmas Eve church
service. The entire congregation is
together at once, and when everyone sings, it just fills you up with a sense of
hope, joy, and a sense that you are a part of a unique community. This is something that is very special to me.
My love for my faith is shown through my
decisions and actions towards others. I
have chosen to be on the student vestry for 3 years. I have always participated somehow in my
school’s church community ever since 1st grade. It is something that I have always
enjoyed. I always help my friends with
any schoolwork that they are struggling with and I always make sure to
encourage them in anything they want to do.
I feel like my religion has been a part of influencing me in those
decisions, just as it has influence my entire life.
There
are many things that our faith teaches us.
It teaches us how to live, how to think, and how to pray. My religion has particularly taught me about
how to treat others. I have learned that
the people that we love the most are the people that we usually treat the
harshest. This has taught me to always
choose my words carefully, in case I end up having to eat them later. This is an important lesson in life because it
teaches people that when you say something, it sticks with you. A very famous saying that can be applied in
this situation says,
“There are two things that you can never take
back…time and words.”
These words mean that when you are unkind or tell a
lie, you cannot change what was said.
When you say something that is not nice, it leaves a permanent
impression of you on everyone. It ruins
your reputation and can affect your entire high school experience. The things that you say will always be in the
memories of those that heard you. It is
something that cannot be erased or taken back.
When you tell a lie, the only way to undo it is to tell the truth. When a person tells one lie, they end up
having to tell more lies to make their originally lie still believable. The deeper that you get buried, the harder it
will be to climb out. The more lies that
you tell, the worse the consequences will be.
This is an important life lesson that was emphasized in my church. It is a lesson that I will always carry with
me in everything that I do.
There
are many different objects that can symbolize many different special bonds that
people may have in life. For me, that
symbol is a ribbon. A ribbon is a strip
of cloth that can tie to things together.
This is significant to me because it is something that my mom and I do
together that brings us closer. Every
single morning, summer and school year, my mom puts a ribbon in my hair. She always brushes it out first, which feels
really, really good. Then she fixes it
by pulling it back, leaving it down, or putting it up. Then we pick out a different colored ribbon
together and she ties it in my hair. I always look forward to this occasion
every morning because it is a time that my mom and I share.
A
ribbon is one of the many common things that unite my mom and me together. A ribbon is a long piece of cloth that can be
tied to two separate things and bring them together. The ribbon tying is a moment that my mom and
I share together. When the ribbon is
tied, it brings us even closer than we were just a few minutes earlier. This symbolizes the special bond that a
mother and a daughter have together. It
is a very unique bond that cannot be copied.
It is a bond that cannot be with your father, grandmother, or
siblings. It is something that is unique
to each individual. The bond between a
mother and a daughter is a very strong one that is not easily broken. A mother and a daughter do so much together
and are such big parts of each others’ lives.
The mother teaches her daughter the right way to be. She gets to pick out homecoming and prom
dresses with her daughter as she goes through high school. A mother gets to be there at every moment to
support her child in everything that she does.
A daughter looks at her mother and sees who she wants to be when she
grows up. Her mother teaches her
everything, from simple math problems in first grade that she may not
understand, to driving on the interstate and learning to park. A mother and a daughter have a bond that gets
tied together even more with every little thing that they do together. It is something that is irreplaceable and one
of the most precious things to a girl, no matter what happens.
The
significant pieces of life come in many different shapes and forms. For me, they are simply, a running shoe
charm, the color green, my faith, and a ribbon.
Each of these things describes me in some way and how I have grown into
the person that I am today. The things
that complete you are things that can not ever be replaced and are
priceless. Every now and then, stop and
think about the things that are valuable to you, and learn to treat those
things (or people) with the respect and love that they give to you. Some of the objects that you may hold special
in your heart will always teach you something.
The question is whether or not you will learn from the things that they
teach you, and whether or not you will actually apply the things that you learn
into your daily life.
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