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As the persistent, hot sun left beads of sweat on my neck, I ran along the pavement to my family’s apartment. I unlocked the door and, out of habit, I went to set my book bag on the couch. I froze. The couch was gone. In fact, everything was gone; all except a few cardboard boxes sitting on the dusty windowsill. It was only then that I noticed my dad sitting against the wall, eyes puffy and red. Before that point, the divorce never phased me. My parents had been quiet about their problems, keeping all the drama behind the curtain. It wasn’t until that moment, the moment I saw my dad break inside, that the divorce really set in. As kids, we look at our parents and think they’re invincible. Then someday reality sets in and you realize they aren’t
invincible, they’re human. Perhaps it sounds lame, but the moment I saw my dad’s hopeless expression was one of the most difficult times in my life. It was more than just a divorce, it was the realization that things aren’t always set in stone or what you think they are; not marriage, not the characteristic of the people you look up to, not anything. To be quite honest, that terrifies me. It terrifies me that forever doesn’t actually mean forever, and everything can fall apart at any given moment. It comes as no surprise to most people that my lifestyle is different because of the divorce. However, my perspective of life in itself has been altered as well. I know now that the future is far from certain. That can be an intimidating fact, but depending on how you look at it, it can be almost inspiring as well. Sure, I could’ve learned many bitter lessons from this experience, but I remained hopeful and learned something encouraging instead. And while this story may not be a particularly happy one, I’m thankful for the knowledge it’s given me. There is no path in life for us that is set in stone, which means we have the freedom to choose where we end up and how we get there. We can do anything. Even when the floor crumbles under us and we lose it all, we still have the power to make something wonderful with the broken remains.