Reflective Essay On The Moment Of Life

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Life is another name for a journey full of hardships and happiness. We would all love a life consisting of just happiness, however the saying, “life is not always fair,” contradicts this ideology. The important part of life is to reflect back on these moments of happiness and sadness. Using the insight from your reflection you can bring a change in your life and try to bring a change to the lives of others as well. One sorrowful moment in my journey was when I was seven years old and in the second grade. On this day, I got the news that my pet dog, Tiger, had passed away. I still remember my heart pounding when my parents told me they had taken Tiger to the veterinarian to and he was dead now. At that moment, a flash of anger and depression …show more content…
I do not remember a moment from my childhood in which Tiger was not present. Tiger, a black lab with several gold spots, was my prized possession. A year before his death, he developed an infection in his foot. The veterinarian had prescribed him medicine and his foot healed within a month. After about two months, this infection returned in a more virulent form. On some days, his legs would start bleeding from the wounds caused by the gruesome infection. I was not able to bear the sight of the red blood oozing its way out of the wounds. After about two or three months the veterinarian explained to us that the infection had spread throughout Tiger’s whole body, giving us the worst news that Tiger would not survive. He said that Tiger would have to go through a lot of pain in the next year if he even survived that long. In order to save Tiger from this pain there was only one method, putting him to sleep. I was very young at that time and did not fully understand the concept of pain, making me go against putting Tiger to sleep. A month later school started and on the evening of my first day at school, I was told that Tiger was going through treatment. The next morning, my parents revealed the most horrible news to me that the veterinarian injected Tiger with a shot that put him to …show more content…
This experience in my life led to be a very valuable lesson later on. Due to this event, I realized many truths in life that have changed my personality and actions in virtuous ways. As I have reflected on my moments, you should reflect on your moments as well. From these moments you will learn an important message which you should divulge into your life in order to make your life more virtuous. I can connect to McCandless’ quote that “Happiness only real when shared.”(pg.189) McCandless wrote this quote when he was making the little reflection he could. Through this quote Chris is teaching us virtuous qualities. When I had made a reflection of my event I also reached the same conclusion as McCandless, and from my reflection I gained virtuous qualities such as being kind and cheerful. The lesson we should take away from Chris McCandless’ experience and from my experience is that you should always be cheerful and try to make others’ lives a little happier as well. I have used this lesson in my life and I can see how this has changed my attitude and has led me to become a better

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