A block of marble, that is all that we are until we allow life to chisel away on us, and only by then do we become the sculptures we are today, or the sculptures we are becoming. Likewise with me, my life is nothing more than an accumulated collection of past experiences and decisions wherein each helped in the process of chiseling away unnecessary characteristics to make way for the state of being that I am in today. I am the product of my experiences, accomplishments, decisions, and ultimately my past. Yet it isn’t just the major decisions or experiences that I’ve gone through that helped define me as a person, but rather it was the journey of life itself that molded me into the person I am today. Each second of every day served as the hand that chiseled away on my life, forcing me into the direction I am still currently taking, bringing me to the realization that I am still a work in progress. Thus we have to acknowledge as constantly …show more content…
And the sets of values I live my life according to are based off of two things: my spirituality and my experiences. I believe that life is also affected by spirituality, and acknowledging that it is, gives purpose to the lives we live. And my life is grounded on certain spiritual beliefs and ideologies, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m not open to other perspectives and views in life as long as it doesn’t go against the beliefs I am grounded upon. My values are also dictated by my past experiences. I have become familiar with the feeling of failure because of sports. I have been exposed to different views of life because of the people I surround myself with. And all these experiences dictated my values, what is true to me and what is not. Thus allowing me to be the person I am