My Possession
Davje
Something happened to me today that made me realize that I am more than what I thought I was. Something that made me question the person inside of me. Made me question the things that I am actually capable of doing. At times before this incident I found myself thinking about how insufficient I was. After realizing what I did about myself today, the thoughts of insufficiency left my mind.
This day, when I was at school, I accidentally knocked down a piece of paper off the bulletin board while trying to take down another sheet. The guy that was standing next to me asked me if I wanted him to pick it up. I said, ‘No, I knocked it down so I’m going to pick it up.” In reply to this statement, he stated that any other girl would’ve told him to pick it up. Since I didn’t even mention it, he said that I possessed a certain quality that most girls he knew my age didn’t. That quality was independence.
At that point in time I wondered to myself, how could he see this in me and I couldn’t even see it in myself. I figured in my mind that I have this
independence because of who my mother is. My mother being single and taking care of four children by herself gave her that strong will to do, giving her, her pure and serene and true independence. So when this guy told me this, all of a sudden I started thinking about the other qualities I had that I haven’t noticed yet.
Having independence is the best quality a person can have I believe. I say this because when a person is independent they’re able to survive on their own without anyone’s help, especially their mother’s. The only down side to having too much independence is that it might lead to having too much pride. A person that’s too proud would never let anyone help them in their time of need. Whereas a person that’s independent may call on someone if it’s really necessary with some kind of payback plan.
At the end of the day, I now know where I stand and I will keep this independence and strong mindset until the day I die.