Legacy Role Model

Though this quarter’s Legacy Project, not only have I unveiled the tortured past of a beloved relative, but I also was able to take what I have learned and put it into a media where her story – her voice – can be heard. I am now here before you to stress a topic that I find crucial in the path to adulthood: role models. Parents, teachers, celebrities, other close relatives; whomever they may be, everyone has a person who they look up to and/or shape themselves after. I am not simply implying that a mentor will help you maneuver through the dense maze of life; I am implying that they will pave the way for you, setting down the foundation where you can continue to build upon as you grow. They play a bigger factor in our lives than most people realize and the interview I conducted with my aunty helped me to be able to see their significance. At a very early age, Kathy, my aunty, was left by her mother. She was in elementary school when she was disserted by her only parent. Kathy could have easily turned into a bitter adult with great disdain and hatred towards her mother and the world, yet she didn’t. To this …show more content…
They will shape something as little as our appearance – what we choose to wear – to something as big as our philosophy and perspective on life. Because of their great influence, it’s critical that one should have a role model who can influence them in a positive and constructive way. Good teachers will result in good students and when these children grow to be adults, they can pass down their wisdom and use their lives as examples where others can improve on. With everything that was said, I urge us all to become the best person we know, shaping how we perceive the world while we still can. Once we’ve matured, we can then be the mentors for the following generation, paving the way and developing the foundation that will lead them to a positive and fulfilling