I have
thought long and hard, scouring through past memories for a defining moment in
my life thus far that has shaped me, and to be truthfully honest - this task
seems almost ardous. Life has certainly granted me with many ups and downs in my
life, of which I am sure have had an effect on and helped mould me to be the
person I am today. However, I feel uncomfortable laying claim to say that any
particular experience has had that much of a profound experience in my life, especially
since I am uncertain of what is meant by ‘defining moment’. What does it mean
or entail? Is it the magnitude of the event? Or could it be the attitude and
thought processes behind the reflection of these moments? I wish to see it as the latter.
I think of
all my experiences as life changing because I reflect constantly on my life and
the events that happen, no matter good or bad. While I wish not to gloat over
personal achievements in life, I fear also of being trapped in the failures and
losses I have experienced. I personally believe that the experiences that I
have had thus far in life have contributed in their own ways to develop me as the
person I am today, however simple they may have been. Hence to describe of a particular moment in my
life as having defined who and what I am today, it is an area that I feel I cannot
relate to at the moment.
What I can relate to on the other hand is this: I am not one made and shaped by the larger experiences,
but also from the littlest of moments.
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