peanut1789
Nov 20, 2012
Undergraduate / 'Family like water' - the world I come from, personal statement [7]
Prompt: Describe the world you come from, and tell us how it has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
This is my first time using this site. Please give me any feedback you've got: suggestions, corrections, critiques. Feel free to be as harsh as you need to; this is a really rough draft, and I know it needs major work. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
My family lived like water; fluid, constantly moving. Molding to each new container poured into. Each move resulted in the loss of possessions and friendships. I realized the only possession I would always have would be my mind.
As I saw my possessions shrinking, I saw my mind expand. Every lesson, adventure, information learned is mine, something that can't be left behind. Instead of playing inside with meaningless toys, I would be in a world where my imagination ran wild and unchecked. Each new move added a twist to where my imagination ran. I understood that life wasn't about the possessions, but about using what you have to develop pools of adventure and imagination.
The only possessions I have today, that are used for recreation, are my piano, trombone, and laptop. Music is only restricted my our imagination and is never wrong - only takes you in a new direction. I will sit down and let my fingers run free on the ivory and black keys, while my mind puts an adventure to the melody.
Like water my mind is willful, powerful, and unpredictable. With my mind as my most powerful possession and resource, I can use the power and strength to create something new and to reach the edge of impossibility. The world has much more to offer than the meaningless possessions. I know that whichever direction my own river flows, I will be able to mold and encourage others to realize that our possessions limit our potential of our mind. My main goal in life is to push the limits of my imagination and conquer a falsely named impossible.
Prompt: Describe the world you come from, and tell us how it has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
This is my first time using this site. Please give me any feedback you've got: suggestions, corrections, critiques. Feel free to be as harsh as you need to; this is a really rough draft, and I know it needs major work. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
My family lived like water; fluid, constantly moving. Molding to each new container poured into. Each move resulted in the loss of possessions and friendships. I realized the only possession I would always have would be my mind.
As I saw my possessions shrinking, I saw my mind expand. Every lesson, adventure, information learned is mine, something that can't be left behind. Instead of playing inside with meaningless toys, I would be in a world where my imagination ran wild and unchecked. Each new move added a twist to where my imagination ran. I understood that life wasn't about the possessions, but about using what you have to develop pools of adventure and imagination.
The only possessions I have today, that are used for recreation, are my piano, trombone, and laptop. Music is only restricted my our imagination and is never wrong - only takes you in a new direction. I will sit down and let my fingers run free on the ivory and black keys, while my mind puts an adventure to the melody.
Like water my mind is willful, powerful, and unpredictable. With my mind as my most powerful possession and resource, I can use the power and strength to create something new and to reach the edge of impossibility. The world has much more to offer than the meaningless possessions. I know that whichever direction my own river flows, I will be able to mold and encourage others to realize that our possessions limit our potential of our mind. My main goal in life is to push the limits of my imagination and conquer a falsely named impossible.