Self Discovery: My Journey Of Self-Discovery

I can recall countless times in my lifetime where I have questioned how do I want to live the rest of my life. How do I want to dress? How do I want to act around certain people? What are the things that I actually like? Will my future career keep me financially stable? What do I believe in? These questions stuck with me from the age of six to now eighteen years old. Going through many life experiences, I believe that I have finally concluded my journey of self-discovery. In present day, I feel rather content about not falling too deep into societal and cultural norms of religion, gender, race, and class. Initially, from as far as I remember, growing up I did have much of a strong religious presence in my household, but not to the extent of the typical “going to church every Sunday” family next door. We all held our faith in Christ. We all would pray before eating, we’ll bless each other and anything at any time, and we follow much of the Bible’s scripture. My parents were always the ones sharing …show more content…
Coming from two highly educated middle-class parents, they have instilled in me that our current social class does not determine your future fate. Social class would be easily changed just by the individual’s decisions in which it will have good or bad outcomes. The choice of careers can also determine what socioeconomic class that you fit in. Contradictorily, I recall times where my parents and teachers would try to deter me from taking a career field in visual and media arts such as film because they believed that it would not pay well in the future. They expressed that I had to get a “real job” for instance nursing or teaching. However, I still continued my dream into becoming a film director. Therefore, I am still determined to perform well in college in order to keep my scholarships and make my career as a film director that will be financially stable for me in the