Goodbye.
We are born to live and later die. From a young age I grew up believing that children were to bury their parents, not the other way around. If you ever thought that only tragic life events happen on T.V., well, brace yourself. Anyone and everyone can die on any given second. While receiving the tragic news, going to the hospital, attending a funeral, and learning to cope with my emptiness, my value towards life changed for the better. The day was Wednesday, October 28, 2009, and I was ten years old. I shared a room with my sister, Betty, but by my surprise when I walked into my room for bedtime she was not there. Instead of finding Betty, I found Neli, my other sister, sitting on my bed crying and yelling uncontrollably. Neli sat in silence for a minute, and then hurried me to pack …show more content…
Hate is what I felt about those memories, but now I have learned to be grateful for my life. I had to mature at such a young age and understand my sister’s death. Going through a tragic life event like the one I experienced at that age really helped me grow, even though I was inexperienced at life. As much as I hope I could say that everyone can live forever, death is inevitable. It all seems like these events can only happen in movies but “I feel not just that I am but that the world around me is deeply unprepared to deal with grief.”(O’Rouke).
I have learned to cherish every given moment with my family, because I don’t know when it will be the last. My experiences have taught my mind a new way of seeing life. A new day is a blessing. Coming home is a blessing. Waking up and being able to walk into my family’s room and see them still there is a blessing. My mind has shown me from a young age that I am not bullet proof like I hoped. I live in a realistic world now. My sister Betty will always be in my heart, and her death will not be forgotten. Even though she has passed away, she still teaches me how to live just like a big sister
We are born to live and later die. From a young age I grew up believing that children were to bury their parents, not the other way around. If you ever thought that only tragic life events happen on T.V., well, brace yourself. Anyone and everyone can die on any given second. While receiving the tragic news, going to the hospital, attending a funeral, and learning to cope with my emptiness, my value towards life changed for the better. The day was Wednesday, October 28, 2009, and I was ten years old. I shared a room with my sister, Betty, but by my surprise when I walked into my room for bedtime she was not there. Instead of finding Betty, I found Neli, my other sister, sitting on my bed crying and yelling uncontrollably. Neli sat in silence for a minute, and then hurried me to pack …show more content…
Hate is what I felt about those memories, but now I have learned to be grateful for my life. I had to mature at such a young age and understand my sister’s death. Going through a tragic life event like the one I experienced at that age really helped me grow, even though I was inexperienced at life. As much as I hope I could say that everyone can live forever, death is inevitable. It all seems like these events can only happen in movies but “I feel not just that I am but that the world around me is deeply unprepared to deal with grief.”(O’Rouke).
I have learned to cherish every given moment with my family, because I don’t know when it will be the last. My experiences have taught my mind a new way of seeing life. A new day is a blessing. Coming home is a blessing. Waking up and being able to walk into my family’s room and see them still there is a blessing. My mind has shown me from a young age that I am not bullet proof like I hoped. I live in a realistic world now. My sister Betty will always be in my heart, and her death will not be forgotten. Even though she has passed away, she still teaches me how to live just like a big sister