As a college student, one has the ability to make their own decisions and learn more about themselves. Growing up in a strict household, I was never able to question my religious status without being viewed negatively by my peers. Since my mother and father were both Christians, I was forced to follow the same path and live a predetermined lifestyle. Months later after becoming a college student at Winthrop University, I found myself questioning my self-worth since I was never actually given the opportunity to make my own decisions growing up. During the second semester of my college career, I decided to step outside of my religious comfort zone and explore other religions with the hopes of discovering my own religious beliefs.
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Even though it may seem like a very simple task, I found myself pondering over the correct set of words to accurately describe myself. During that moment, I realized that up until that point in my life I had never once been questioned about my individuality. While stepping out of my comfort zone, I was able to discover and create my own religious beliefs without the fear of being judged or viewed negatively by others. Therefore, if it were not for this project on stepping out of your comfort zone, I would still be lost mentally and religiously. In a memoir written by Jeannette Walls, named The Glass Castle, she explains how a journey can be intimidating and vigorous. For example, Jeannette learned how to swim, in spite of the fact that her father intentionally dropped her into the water. Even though it seemed challenging, Jeannette still found a way to rationalize her father’s actions since she felt as though it was just his way of inspiring her to learn. Towards the end of that passage, Jeannette reveals that her father’s purpose for those actions were to teach her important life lessons such as “you can’t cling to the sink your whole life,” and “if you don’t want to sink, you better figure out how to swim” (66). Although to a typical individual, virtually letting an adolescent drown in order to teach them how to swim may be too extreme and unforgivable, Jeannette takes in Rex’s explanations wholeheartedly
During my project, …show more content…
Even though it may seem like a very simple task, I found myself pondering over the correct set of words to accurately describe myself. During that moment, I realized that up until that point in my life I had never once been questioned about my individuality. While stepping out of my comfort zone, I was able to discover and create my own religious beliefs without the fear of being judged or viewed negatively by others. Therefore, if it were not for this project on stepping out of your comfort zone, I would still be lost mentally and religiously. In a memoir written by Jeannette Walls, named The Glass Castle, she explains how a journey can be intimidating and vigorous. For example, Jeannette learned how to swim, in spite of the fact that her father intentionally dropped her into the water. Even though it seemed challenging, Jeannette still found a way to rationalize her father’s actions since she felt as though it was just his way of inspiring her to learn. Towards the end of that passage, Jeannette reveals that her father’s purpose for those actions were to teach her important life lessons such as “you can’t cling to the sink your whole life,” and “if you don’t want to sink, you better figure out how to swim” (66). Although to a typical individual, virtually letting an adolescent drown in order to teach them how to swim may be too extreme and unforgivable, Jeannette takes in Rex’s explanations wholeheartedly