Personal Narrative: Stand Up

Throughout the semester “Stand Up. Stand Out. Be Remarkable.,” has been emphasized, but I never really understood it until now. As the class developed, I started to realize that it is the difference between ordinary and extraordinary. I don’t want to end world hunger, or improve the education for those who are economically struggling. I want to do more and be more than just ordinary. I want to be extraordinary and leave my mark on this world. I want to make my legacy uniquely my own. “Veni – I came”(Pontz 5). When I arrived in this world, I was born to survive. As I grew older, I started to learn about this world that I grew up in. I learned about the presidents, numbers, letters, continents, Kings, Queens, etc. I had no idea what my purpose …show more content…
At the age of 15, I started to realize what was going on in this world. I understood that there was more to life than just locking myself up in a room studying. I was searching for my purpose in this world. However finding your purpose in this world is not something that can be done in a matter or days, weeks, or months. It is something that must be done over a full span of your lifetime. For instance, Martin Luther expanded the different branches of Christian church. It was not a movement done in a day. (Pontz 6) I was trying to figure out who I was and why I was here. What purpose did I have that could benefit my society? But, I started to discover that everyone has a different purpose. As a society we must bring about change in this world. However, we are scared to change. Constant change is not something to fear, but something to embrace. By embracing change, we make lives better for others. As a society we need to help make people’s lives better, each other’s lives better, and our own life …show more content…
I never thought that I would be able to impact my world for the better until today. If I was asked how I was going to live a remarkable life and change the world for the better I would’ve said I don’t know. But now, I see that there are different kinds of change and I want my change to be impactful. Although I haven’t yet conquered this world I want to start with baby steps. I don’t want to jump in immediately because I know that I am able to be extraordinary. Living my remarkable life does not only mean success in my future job, but success in my future life. Success in my future soul. Success in my future to change my world for the better. I don’t want to be an arrogant human being like Louis XIV. Louis XIV drew the attention to himself instead of his land and his people (Pontz 12). I want to draw the attention to everyone else but me. I want them all to be helped and healed physically. By helping the people physically, I want to give people a longer life to live their