Personal Narrative: Change For The Better

Because of many reasons, change can be one of the hardest things to do in life. Eventually, some change is necessary because it can, in time and immediately, create better situations for, not only yourself, but for the ones around you. In some cases, which seem rare, change can do damage, it can cause pain, sorrow, regret, and other various feelings of negativity. A friend of mine has changed for the better, and not only has it helped him, but it also helped the others around him. On the other and a past acquaintance of mine went in the other direction when in came down to crunch time and he hasn't found his way back since. Changing for the better is always going to be a great option but a change for the worse is always around the corner which

As a kid he was raised by his single mother, he was never the best of kids during his childhood. He had so much pent up anger due to the fact that his father had left and so he acted out and rebelled. He didn't realize it but things did not get any easier. In the summer of 2010 he found out that his mother and new stepfather were going to have a baby. This put Abdullahi into a position where he didn't know what to do, because he was in the same position, fatherless (due to the fact that the child’s father had left also). But in due time, he realized that he had to become something he never thought he would become. He improved everything about himself just so he could create a better role model figure for the child. He had changed his attitude, stepped up in school, helped more around the house, and even stopped certain activities like fighting and hanging out with the wrong friends. Months had gone by and the change practically created a new man. Eventually, it led him to make better choices and create a better path for himself and his siblings to

A past acquaintance of mine had been in this type of situation. He had been a great kid, family oriented, 3.0 student, and most of all, he was clean. All that changed when he decided to spend a day in the wrong neighborhood. He was always told to “stray from those actions” and to “STAY AWAY’.The psychological reactance had kicked in making him desire the one thing he was denied and so when the opportunity presented itself he gave in so he could get a “taste of the forbidden fruit.” The same “fruit” our parents always told us would bring nothing but despair and corruption. A year later, after he “went off of the grid” when finally heard of him and found out what he had become, disbelief was all that felt logical to think. He had spent time in jail, had been involved with gangs, had done his fair share of drugs, rejected his family and friends,and in turn denied affiliation to his “past life.” It was a hard thing to see because he was quickly rising to the top and took a leap into a dark meaningless abyss all because of one change in