As I unravel the events and thoughts that I've had in past and present the philosophy "Vires, Artes, Mores" conforms to the presences of my survival. But Vires-physical, moral, intellectual strength- plays a role that motorized me to continue. My moral strength guided my blinded eyes throughout my teenage years. In my earlier years, my classmates fell like flies to violence; some of them joined gangs or was killed by it. At one point it seems unavoidable. Violence is slowly elevating and I will continue my virtue, Vires fuels me to prolong my journey to success. The first time I encountered cruelty was my sixth grade year; the morning was cold and unpredictable. I sat in the classroom with blank walls, and it was time for us to change to the next class. But, a strictly calm voice was interjected and our school was on temporary lockdown. Of course we thought it was a drill like always because the day before we were in "code red". However time elongated. My classmates and I were excited because science was next and we were avoiding it but then my cell phone was being blown off the hook. My mother called me thousands of times, and then I received a message that read "Are you okay?? Southwood is on lockdown because someone was stabbed inside of the bathroom!" The moment appeared to be longer than ever, the sudden pace of my heart beat increased. My heart was about to pound out of my body, and my legs were weakened by the anxiety that someone could have done such a thing. I refused to believe it, I felt vulnerable; someone could determine my fate just across the hall in the boys bathroom. There's a point in someone's life that innocence is lost, and this moment was mine. The mentality of my adolescent mind was "that would never happen to me" but reality resides right behind my picket fence. Experiencing young hostility towards one another, built my strength and maturity. My Vires was always there; it was just an occasion of when was I going to put it to use. From that point on I was in numerous dilemmas of the cliché sex, drugs, and money. Each time I refused to collapse to conformity. In my future at Florida State I will continue my Vires, my strength in mind, body and soul, and reach the success that I'm destine for.
Please correct me. I need the assistance!!!
