Personal Narrative Essay: The Last Of Human Desires

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Human desire is like an unfulfilled promise that never stops, that such a truth, nobody can deny it, even those reading this would agree with me that as I have some desires, so as you. This essay would give readers an idea what I really desire for and why. To most readers “money” would be the most desired requirements to fulfill the promises or needs and why not, money can buy anything even love. As for me, I have three desires, I would love to see one day happening, and it does not require money, but some magical or teleportation powers that would take me back in times to witness some important historical events that changed the face of the country, its sports and an event that affected me personally. Not many people particularly those who …show more content…
Is any job more important than being at your child’s birth? I leave the reader to decide, as each person would have a different opinion. As for me I was out of town, taken the responsibility for finishing the target that would give me an early promotion, thereby missing the most wonderful thing happened in that absence, my wife who was almost near her delivery date gave birth to a beautiful daughter. I chose work over this occasion, even though I planned to be back home as per date given by the doctor, but she came into this world two days early, and I was miles away. I missed the feeling, joy and happiness of holding the new born child and be part of the pain that my wife was in during child’s birth we wished for. She was taken to the incubator immediately after her birth, as she turned blue due to lack of oxygen during delivery. She was in the incubator for two days, taken care by doctors and my parents. The reader would understand the emotions and emptiness I felt when I missed her birth, and to be there with my wife when she actually required

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