Malleable Me

People are shaped in many different ways. This topic is good for the nature versus nurture category. Much can be said about how I was shaped into the man I am now, but I will break it down to a few key points in my life. Those points are my first time seeing a disabled person, my first job, and meeting my friend Danielle. These are all events that changed my perspective of life.

My life has always been a great one. I had a wonderful childhood, and am still living a fortunate life. As a child many things were still very new to me, and i had a good learning experienced nearly everyday. Most were good, but some were strange or bad.

One experience in my life that really made me reflect and put me into deep thought was the time I first saw a disable person. It was a young boy who lived in the same apartment complex as I did. I moved with my mother and two brothers into this apartment complex after my parents divorce. We moved back to Evansville from northern Indiana. So, the world was really expanding to me. I loved how the world was getting bigger and better. It was a like an adventure to see all sorts of great new things. However, they day I saw this young disabled boy, who was nearly the same age as myself, I was with my father. My dad came down to visit my brothers and I.

As we were driving out of the apartments, when I saw the boy on the sidewalk. My dad must have saw him as well. When I said, "I feel sorry for him", my father said, "That's because you have a level head." I have no idea if it was right to say what I said. But it was how I felt. Even to this day, I feel like there is something I can do for the less fortunate. However, for some reason, that thought seems like a maze to me.

No matter how different or similar people were, I mostly got along with anyone and had no enemies. That seemed to change when I got my first job at a restaurant. I still was in good with everyone at the place until I became a cook. For some reason, it is hard to get along with waitresses and waiters who yell for their orders impatiently. That is when I started to feel disdain towards people in new ways. I really wish I did not feel that way towards people ever, but it is hard. Especially when it seems like there are people who dislike where they are in life, and try to drag others down with them. It is a very sad sight.

Being angry towards people did affect my life. One reason I got angry with people is because I did not take the time to see things from their view. My eyes really opened up to try to see the whole story when I met my friend Danielle. Just talking to her taught me to consider both views of any argument or situation. She is a very logical thinker. That kind of thinking has really rubbed off on me and I feel like a better person for having this kind of thought process.

All experiences in life seem to test and shape you into the person you become. This is definitely the case for me. From the first time I saw a disable person to my first job to the time I met my friend Danielle, my life was shaped. Even as time passes now, the experiences I go through continue to form me as an individual.