Personal Narrative: My Life As A Roller Coaster

To be completely honest, this was not my first topic I was going to write about. When I first looked through the list, I chose to compare being rich to being famous. But after consideration, I wanted to do something I could really talk about and that I’ve felt before. I am not rich, nor have I been famous. Not in the sense I was going to speak about. But I have ridden a roller coaster, and I know what loving someone feels like. Just recently, since this summer, I have learned what it feels like to love somebody other than a close friend, or a family member. Yes, obviously there is the old cliché that the two are similar in the way that they both have their ups and downs, but in the way I am experiencing this unexplainable love, there are …show more content…
The wait and build up to finally asking this girl was as nerve racking as waiting for my turn on the “Superman” at six flags. But it is crazy where I am now. I never thought in my life that I would be in my first relationship my senior year. I wouldn’t say I was scared of being in a relationship, but I was scared to go on a roller coaster for the first time. I didn’t think I would enjoy it so much and how satisfying it would be. Well same goes for the love I have for this girl, I was always the single friend, who would always have to listen to one of the guys say they cannot hang out due to plans with their girlfriend. Now here I am, loving someone like I never have before, and enjoying every single second of it. One of the biggest things is that being in love is an emotion, while having fun on a roller coaster is as well. But the difference is, riding a roller coaster is a physical experience, while being in love is a mental experience. When riding a roller coaster, you physically have to be on the ride to have an enjoyable time, but when you are in love, you remain in a constant euphoric state of mind whether you’re with the person you love or