Making Life as Wonderful as It Was Meant to Be

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I want to make life as wonderful as it can be not only for myself, but for everyone who can’t see beauty in the world. My mother’s story has taught me that this is my responsibility to society. She’s seen dark times and has overcome the challenging life she was put through. Without any light, the dark times got worse, and she saw what it was like to live an unhappy life. Once she was shown how beautiful life could be, her whole world changed. I believe I can help people see that the world is an amazing place despite the suffering, and no matter how hard life may get for someone, there’s always a chance to turn it around and change for the better. In a room full of cigarette smoke and strangers, a young girl looks at her father with delight. It’s been weeks since she’s seen him because she lives with her mother, but he’s distant, burdened my shame and guilt. Her delight is replaced by disappointment when she is once again put after his own unhealthy desires. His addictions got the best of him and he left his family behind, claiming to love his child, but continuing to let her down. The young girl longs for a happy family but is given a life she doesn't deserve. With serious mental illness burdening her mother, the girl grows up with no stability and is constantly put down for no reason. “You’ll never be anything” she’s told. “You’re worthless, you shouldn’t even try to succeed”. She hears these comments until they are burned into her mind, causing her to believe them. In this weak state, she should have been nurtured, but was let down once again. She spends her nights listening to commotion through her locked bedroom door, followed by her mother’s cries. A new man who shouldn't have been trusted was welcomed into their lives only to ruin them once he got close. Not only was he abusive to her mother, he also stole the young girl’s childhood without a second thought.

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