I have cured cancer. I know, it sounds absurd.. How can an average teenager possibly crack the most complex disease out there? But truth is, I was able to remedy my own at least.
I figured it out last year. My aunt had just confronted me with the prospect of going to Aruba. I was ecstatic of course, who could resist going to such a beautiful island? The only thing that bothered me was that my dad was going without even telling me. It should not have affected me, as I grew an immunity to insults and carelessness a long time ago, thanks to my mother. But I do not know, I just felt so left out.
I decided to leave those feeling of neglect buried deep within me, I had to fixate on convincing my mom to let me go first. It took a while of course,
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My cancer was my pride and it was going to keep growing, not for a second stopping to realize what affect it put on my family. I realized I created this cancer myself. I was too arrogant and I needed to stop it. I created this thing, so I can definitely find a way to reverse it.
After that whole speech, we both walked out back into the music-flooded room. Some tension still remained, but it was nothing that some cards and dominoes could not fix. By morning, my aunt and I were back on our gym grind.
Putting away my pride, the rest of vacation was absolutely amazing. We all enjoyed ourselves and nothing stood in the way of that. I realized my dad’s speech had not only mended my relationship with my aunt, but it also changed my outlook on life. I was always so stubborn, I thought everything I did was right, and no one could tell me otherwise. But this cancer was ruining my life. As soon as I let go of my ego and pride, things looked up for me. Like Bob Marley once said, "emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds". I escaped from the "cancer" that was holding me back. I am now ready to take on the world outside high school. I am ready to go to college to pursue becoming the best pharmacist I can be. I am ready to show all the family that never believed in me that i am actually capable of something