A civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi once wrote, " The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others," ;however, I disagree. Martin Luther King Jr. has played a major role in our history, and if it was not for all the boycotts, nonviolence protest, and speeches we would not be where we are today. Before he could offer the world his services and have us believe in him, he had to know exactly who he was as a person, what he wanted to stand for, and believe in his self before the world could. Knowing yourself before giving to others is very important, besides losing yourself in something you "love" doing can be a dangerous game. Most people would say that your preteen and teenage years are your experimenting years. During your teen years you're like one of those sand crabs that constantly change their shells, trying to find the …show more content…
As a teen I can say trying to find who you are and staying true to yourself isn't easy, especially with all the distractions we have today like the Internet, celebrities and their trends. The outside influences make it hard to keep the healthy relationships we have with others and ourselves. For the last three and half years I have been in a give and take relationship with my boyfriend. Everything was amazing at first, smooth like a baby's bottom; however, like a normal relationship everybody has their problems. I ended up investing so much time, energy and love into trying to keep the relationship healthy and helping him become more confident with who he was that I lost myself in him. Before I gave him all I had to offer I knew I was strong enough for the both us, I'm loving, and in a way rebellious or daring. I was willing to risk it all to help save our relationship and I lost what seems like everything to me including myself. Many may say it's okay to lose who you are helping others, because you learn more about yourself. But, trying to help others and keep them happy caused me to fall down a path I