A decision that changes a course
The guiding quote on this essay was uttered by Robert Frost, “The Roads Diverged in a Wood, and I Took the one Less Travelled by, and that has made all the Difference.” This quote really triggers my mind and resurfaces some past memories about the decision I had made. As a poet, Frost wanted to show how a unique and isolated decision can help transform our lives. From my point of view, this quote acts a summary of my teenage life depicting a hard and a challenging decision I had to make in order to reach this far. Therefore, this essay will explore on a real life decision I had to take which as per meaning of the quote and the positive impact the decision has contributed in my life.
Every morning at 6 a.m., a birdlike melody from living room clock could ring to wake all the members of the family up ready for the day. Our family comprises of five members; father, mother, my brother and a sister. My older brother and I could take a bath first so that we could start packing the candies prepared the previous night before we could leave to school. I was in 6th grade when I started aiding my parents in their business. It was a family tradition and custom to help our parents in their businesses so that you could carry on the business in future. I felt discouraged by this custom since my dream was to pursue education and break the monotony of the family tradition. Even though we were always advised to aid our parents, the work was becoming overwhelming since I always wanted to study in the morning before school. In this regard, my legs could get sticky each day and my hands could moved in a snail pace during the exercise which made my parents furious day in day out. Coincidentally, during this time the studies were becoming more complex as time progresses and I could barely get a grade to take me even to a decent polytechnic. During the summer break when the business was at the peak, my worries escalated since I could …show more content…
In mean time he took me a counselor to advice o how to manage anger and make rational decisions. Although I knew the decision I had made was right, I continued to attend the sessions to avoid annoying my grandpa. At the beginning of the second term, I was taken to school which was about ten miles from my grandfather’s place. The school was special to him since he also studied in the same institution. My grades improved since I decided to repeat in the eighth grade and subsequently got a scholarship in a prestigious high school to continue with my studies. Last year, my grandfather reconciled me with my parents where they appreciated the risky step I took to follow my dream.
In line with Robert’s quote, I was faced with two major decisions to make; either to follow the family culture or follow my dream which in this case was education. Regarding the first choice, many of my friends were compelled by tradition to continue with the family businesses while the second choice was chosen by very few people. In this choice, the fate is barely known since one is guided by passion. Therefore, the silver lining may not be foreseeable since there is few or no reference point to compare. However, in most cases, these unique and challenging decisions normally yield the best result in
The guiding quote on this essay was uttered by Robert Frost, “The Roads Diverged in a Wood, and I Took the one Less Travelled by, and that has made all the Difference.” This quote really triggers my mind and resurfaces some past memories about the decision I had made. As a poet, Frost wanted to show how a unique and isolated decision can help transform our lives. From my point of view, this quote acts a summary of my teenage life depicting a hard and a challenging decision I had to make in order to reach this far. Therefore, this essay will explore on a real life decision I had to take which as per meaning of the quote and the positive impact the decision has contributed in my life.
Every morning at 6 a.m., a birdlike melody from living room clock could ring to wake all the members of the family up ready for the day. Our family comprises of five members; father, mother, my brother and a sister. My older brother and I could take a bath first so that we could start packing the candies prepared the previous night before we could leave to school. I was in 6th grade when I started aiding my parents in their business. It was a family tradition and custom to help our parents in their businesses so that you could carry on the business in future. I felt discouraged by this custom since my dream was to pursue education and break the monotony of the family tradition. Even though we were always advised to aid our parents, the work was becoming overwhelming since I always wanted to study in the morning before school. In this regard, my legs could get sticky each day and my hands could moved in a snail pace during the exercise which made my parents furious day in day out. Coincidentally, during this time the studies were becoming more complex as time progresses and I could barely get a grade to take me even to a decent polytechnic. During the summer break when the business was at the peak, my worries escalated since I could …show more content…
In mean time he took me a counselor to advice o how to manage anger and make rational decisions. Although I knew the decision I had made was right, I continued to attend the sessions to avoid annoying my grandpa. At the beginning of the second term, I was taken to school which was about ten miles from my grandfather’s place. The school was special to him since he also studied in the same institution. My grades improved since I decided to repeat in the eighth grade and subsequently got a scholarship in a prestigious high school to continue with my studies. Last year, my grandfather reconciled me with my parents where they appreciated the risky step I took to follow my dream.
In line with Robert’s quote, I was faced with two major decisions to make; either to follow the family culture or follow my dream which in this case was education. Regarding the first choice, many of my friends were compelled by tradition to continue with the family businesses while the second choice was chosen by very few people. In this choice, the fate is barely known since one is guided by passion. Therefore, the silver lining may not be foreseeable since there is few or no reference point to compare. However, in most cases, these unique and challenging decisions normally yield the best result in