Personal Narrative: Minor In Possession

On June 8th of 2016 I was given a Minor In Possession (MIP) ticket that I thought, at the time, I didn’t deserve. I desperately needed a ride back home so I decided to ask one of my friends to take me home that was visiting Austin. When I entered the car that morning I knew that it smelled of marijuana and that there were open bottles of liquor. However, I told myself, “I don’t smoke and this alcohol isn’t mine. I’ll be fine, don’t worry.” Regardless of the fact of whether I had possession of the drugs in the car or not, I decided to enter the car. That was exactly when I made a wrong decision that could seriously jeopardize my future. Now, I consider myself a highly successful student at the University of Texas at Austin. After four years of strenuous work all throughout high school, weeks of constant sleep deprivation, and serving as the Commanding Officer of the second best NJROTC unit in …show more content…
Though it can make things in life a little bit more bothersome, I have learned that it is better to be safe than sorry. For example, I used to drive to the gym that was two minutes away from my house without my driver license on me because I believed that bringing my wallet along to the gym was a hassle. However, since this incident, I now bring my driver license wherever I go, no matter the length or duration of the drive. Furthermore, I have decided to stop relations with “toxic” people. I have personally seen other peoples’ lives go downhill after associating themselves with the wrong crowd of people. These people change the way they behave, the way they think about things, and simply have seen their chances of succeeding in life diminish. I never once thought that I could fall victim to the same act, but clearly my association with my friend that drove me on that day is what indirectly led to my MIP charge. Consequently, I now hold this quote from Mark Twain close to my