What Is Who I Am Essay

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Who am I? I am just an average 19 years old girl who was lucky to be born within a happy family. The nature that I have around me does define who I am physically as well as psychologically. The way I think and interpret the world may be different from others, but it is just a part of my perceptions and cognitions in term of psychology. The experiences that I have gained in the past make me become a stronger and more completed person as who I am today.
Starting from the initial point when I was a child, I don’t recall any bad memories happened at that time. Moreover, I had a very joyful childhood. Growing up in a big neighborhood, I was always surrounded by people, good and bad. Good people taught me the knowledge which could help me get through …show more content…

I have to admit that my perspectives on things changed a lot few years lately. For example, I didn’t see money as something so important that people would die for it. However, as I am in college now, the possibility of being in debt makes me scared. That’s when I changed my perspective on money and finance. I start to work and save up for college. The neutral environment motivates me to start doing something for my fear of being in debt. Also, I have always been a kind person who was willing to do anything to help others. I feel so guilty whenever I see beggars because I reflect on how I waste foods or money while others don’t even have an ability to own those things. I feel bad for them and give them money whenever I could. I worried for others a lot that I had no time to worry for myself. I would stay up all night talking to Sarah when she broke up with her boyfriend; or I would pick Christelle up if she were feeling down; or laugh when my mother wants to cry. I was too busy look over for my family, friends, deadlines, and forget how to please myself. I need to love myself first in order to love others. That’s the basic rule of life. The experiences from life taught me that I cannot be kind for my whole life. I will be kind and unkind when I need and want to be. I will treat others the way I want to be treated. That sounds harsh, but that is how life works in my opinion. If someone tried to put me down, I will hold all the feelings and knowing that deep inside me, I’m a better person. I’m not a hard-to-get type of person, I’m actually pretty easy-going. I don’t complain much because I know my position. I just had a little growing up in my thoughts and perspectives. I make mistakes, but I will try to fix and have the manners to learn from it. My cognitions will allow me not to repeat those mistakes. I am a perfectionist, which means I always try to make things

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