Personal Narrative: What Doesn T Kill You Stronger

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is a commonly used quote. I can honestly say I didn’t hear it from an upbeat pop song at first. But from someone more important in life, my father. When I was younger I thought the tiny scars and disgusting bruises was something hard to overcome. What I “overcame” was nothing compared to what would happen in January of 2008. This event made me the person I am today. A person wanting to help make people chipper, even just a little can go a long way. On January 23, 2008 a small 8 year old girl watched her dad take his last breath as cancer claimed his body. The once high-spirited girl exited the hospital with grief like no other. Not even noticing plump raindrops that scattered around her somber family. This would be unusual for the girl to not play in the rain but given the circumstances it didn’t seem right. So for once she walked stiffly to the car with her head down as sniffles emitted her body. An yes the little girl was me if you haven’t figured it out already. Going through that pain, a pain that just wouldn’t go away was unbearable. Looking on unknown to others as he was wheeled out Christmas morning never to come home again was painful. Or as I heard my …show more content…
An I believe getting a college degree is one of the things I need to do to set myself up on a path to help. And if i see people going through something I want to be able to help in anyway I can. He wanted me to learn even if I can’t learn from him anymore I still carry his lessons from him today and wish I could have learned more. I was taught to try my hardest and then some. This made me driven but to enjoy this crazy rollercoaster called life because you never know what's going to happen in the future. I want to make a difference a good one on this planet. It may sound cliche but it’s true and i’m going to make it happen and I was wondering if you can