A Life Changing Experience

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A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. Imagine waking up one day, going to the doctor and being told by the doctor that you have a mental disability. How would you handle such a delicate situation? Well there are plenty of people out there who have to deal with such issues, what makes it so compelling is the manner in which they are able to handle their problems. In high school, we were required to take any elective course of our choice. I had always heard about the impact the life skills course had on numerous students. So I decided to take the course. I chose to take the course because I felt it would change my view of life, and my view on how people’s lives differ. Life skills is a course that offers high school students the opportunity to assist mentally disable teens. The life skills students are taught a numerous skills, such as; doing dishes, doing laundry and house cleaning. In the course of assisting the life skills students, we were also involved in teaching the students valuable and priceless skills that are needed for their survival in today’s ever changing society; computer skills. Since I had no prior experience working with mentally disabled people I was very skeptical about entering the course. But all my skepticism was washed away after my first day of class when I was greeted with warm welcoming hugs from all the life skills students. I felt a level of comfort I had never felt before. The students filled the classroom with joy and happiness though they had numerous disabilities. This gave me the drive and desire to do whatever I could to help the students in their endeavors. For example whenever I get sick or get hurt playing sports, I feel gloomy, but after my experience with the life skills students, I now always try to keep smiling. It also made me reflect on why people always complain about their lives being tough, while there are children
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