Everything has a turning point in life, and people come to unveil their hidden potentials as a result of some unpredicted events. This is true about my life. The father figure in my life was the end of my perception, and I could not live without the thought of my father coming somewhere between my thoughts. In fact, every thought, decision and action was guided by my father, and I felt that no decision could be complete without my father’s intervention and approval. I did not know that this could change; but it did.
It all started with the kidnapping of my father; my world and that of my family seemed to collapse. We were devastated and did not know what to do. The father figure in my life was not there, and for the first time in my life, I felt that a rock that prevented me from rolling down the hill was not there; I had to gather all my efforts and cling to ensure that I did not fall. The whole of my family was looking up to me, and my breakdown would mean the breakdown of the others. The three days that my father was kidnapped were the longest in my life; my mother cried continuously for the whole time, my sister was much devastated and my brother could not believe that it had happened. To him, such things happened to other people and in movies; it could not happen to our family. Personally, I could not imagine of a life without my father.
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The situation gave me courage to take control of the situation. With my father out of sight, the crisis that faced my family fell on me. I had to stay strong and give comfort to my family even when I did not know of the outcome of the situation. I encouraged them (my family) and told them that everything was going to be okay. I was hoping that it would be okay. I kept my eyes on the door, and hoped that my father would come through that door and confirm that it was just a bad dream. However, the reality was that my father had been kidnapped and we were not sure whether we would ever see him again. For the first time, I made decisions for my family. I had to appear strong because someone had to; I was the only one that my family could look up to, and so I became that person.
This situation changed the manner in which I view life; life is not about all that people do to a person, but also about what a person does to others and how s/he reacts to situations in a difficult time. Evidently, this situation made me realize that I could make decisions that could make other people view life in a different perspective. My family looked up to me, and I had to assume the role of my father for them to feel secure. When my father returned, I was the most relieved of all my family members. That is the time that I let my emotions swell as everyone was overjoyed. In fact, the decision to leave Mexico was discussed between me and my father at length.
In this new place, I find that I can make good decisions without much consultation from my father. I feel more mature than I was before my father was kidnapped. In fact, being in this new place is like a rebirth to me; a rebirth from an immature person to a mature adult. I believe that all the decisions I make in this place will be good and mature.