This I Believe

GENERAL PHILOSOPHY

• I believe that life is unfathomably unfair in the most extreme way.
• Life has no mercy when you need it the most.
• But it’s your own duty to fight back, to keep your head above water and find a reason to get through it.

THE WAY OF LIFE

• Life is inherently unfair.
• It is this unfairness that shapes us into who we are, and how we cope with hardships.
• Without challenge, life would be dull and meaningless. It’s our job to find the meaning.

HIGH SCHOOL HARDSHIPS

• Freshman year, I was bullied a lot.
• At points in my illness, I dreamed of suicide.
• How, in any universe, would that be fair? This depression controlled my life like a puppeteer
• Through the years, I learned to cope. But there were several emotional assaults along the way to truly test my resolve.
• I came out the other side feeling like a warrior who just defeated the last soldier of the opposition with his bare hands. Life’s unfairness had rewarded me for overcoming it with the most wonderful feeling I had ever experienced.

HISTORICAL EVENTS

CONCLUSIONS