The World Was A Dark Chasm By Martin Seli

I thought the world was a dark chasm which we all drifted towards and could never escape. I thought to live was pointless, an existence we were all damned to. We were all destined to be tainted. I was pessimistic. I took pride in it. I figured it was because I knew too much; I read too often. I believed that the world could not change, or that perhaps it was always changing I just simply did not possess any influence in its doing. Too often I grew frustrated over the repeated errors of humanity that I read about and no one else seemed to. I believed that the world could not change because I did not know how to change it. I spited everything and anything. I purposely failed my AP exams, but kept my grades high. I could not collapse completely for a reason I knew not. I could not fall beneath a certain set point. I acted like I did not care, but I always did. All I cared for was to learn and it was hardly available to me. …show more content…
I was and am highly influenced by Martin Seligman’s literature and work. I learned that everyone holds the potential to thrive, to flourish. The world did not seem quite like a dark chasm anymore, but a burst of light, full of opportunity. People can be helped, and I covet to help them. No longer do I wish to neglect my own potential. If there is a reason to live, it must be to be happy. To help others achieve happiness is all I aspire to do, to increase the world’s positivity. I hope to be a positive psychologist in the future. Upenn’s school of Art and Sciences can assist me in the path to the future I desire to