The Longman dictionary of American English defines life as, the force that enables us to continue. Life in my eyes is the interval of time between birth and death. Throughout life you will be placed in situations, and put to the test of time. There will be times when you are joyous, and times when you are sorrowful. This is the period of trial and tribulation. Face the fact life is hard.
Being an adolescent, a person is premature to the world. The value of an inexperienced adolescent is meaningless, compared to a person who has more experience in life. When was younger, I payed very little attention to the values of life of life. In my eyes, life was fun and games.
I felt I would always be a child, and have the never-ending support of my parents. I knew I lived an untouchable life, until tragedy struck and changed my life forever. Just a few years ago, I was put through avery emotional stage of depression. At the young age of fourteen, my mother went into cardiac arrest. I remember having a horrible dream that specific night about a death in my family. I remember hearing the cries of my father and sisters.
It was those’s very cries that awoke me from my sleep. At the time of my awakening, I was very confused. It was as if I was living out my dream. As I walked the hallway, I noticed some strangers were in my home.
These strangers were wearing paramedic paraphernalia. Suddenly, my heart began to skip beats. I noticed that something was not right in my home. I followed the strangers into my parent’s master bedroom. As I entered the room, I saw my mother lying on the floor fighting for her life. The paramedics were performing CPR on the most positive figure in my life.
At that time all I could do were cries and ask the Lord for His help. The paramedics finally revived my mother and rushed her to the nearest hospital. There she was diagnosed with walking pneumonia. The doctor stated, that during her stages of pneumonia, cold fluids built up around her heart. This caused my mother to go into cardiac arrest. At the time of my mothers near death experience, I felt issues that once had meaning became irrelevant.
Instead of spending my time socializing with friends, I found myself spending quality time with my family. Also I became more involved with my mothers heath issues. My mother has always been important to me, but since this incident I realized that my mother has a great impact on my life. In the life time of an individual their are times when obstacles are in the way. These obstacles will have different situation depending on the individual. There are times when the persons’ emotions will take its course.
In some situations the persons’ obstacle may set a sorrowful or a joyous mood. Throughout my life, there have been several obstacles set in my way. One of those obstacles changed my views on life. Life is very precious, and is something that we all take for granted. Now that my values on life have progressed, I see that my mother is the world to me, and without her I would not be the person I am today..