Hardships In My Life

Many people have faced different types of hardships in their life growing up. In my life, the most challenging obstacle I 've faced was having my grandpa, my best friend Randy, and my great grandma pass away all within a short period of time.
While I was in highschool at The Miller School of Albemarle; which was a day and boarding college preparatory school, everyone was required to play a sport of some sort. I was involved in Volleyball, Basketball, and Soccer. While playing sports I also had to focus on my academics. My freshman year was a good year until my grandpa passed away from lung cancer. He and I were very close and I looked to him as a father figure. I’ve never experienced a loss such at that. My whole world turned around, and it …show more content…
I talked to the audience about my losses and I looked at how I overcame it. Forgetting about something is hard, but overcoming something is easy. I couldn 't let these trials consume my whole life, and I had to make sure I came first. I knew my loved ones wouldn 't want me to give up and not follow my dreams. I wanted to be an interior designer and my school does not offer that. I decided to write down my thoughts and I came to the conclusion to transfer to VCU to be a part of their ARTS FOUNDATION …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. describes my situation perfectly: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” The hate I felt and the darkness that consumed my life for losing my loved ones made me forget how much they loved me and I’ve learned that love and light are much more stronger. I won 't forget them but I will always use their life here as motivation for me. I’ve learned that by letting fear live inside you, you aren 't fully experiencing the life you deserve. Once I realized I deserved better for myself and my family deserved better from me, I made a change that benefits everyone and I know my loved ones would be very