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ReflectionHumanLifeSpan
RosaE.Gomez
05/02/2016
SLCC

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ReflectionHumanLifeSpan
IntheLifespanjourneyandthroughthecourseofthesemester,Ivebeenabletoreflect
moreabouthowIexperiencedcertainpointsinmylife.Itisamazinghowmanyofusgothrough
similarlifeeventsbutexperiencedthemdifferently.Howfromthemomentahumanlifeformis
conceiveditalreadylearnedtocomeupwithabetterDNAconcoctiontocreateasuperiorlife
formanditalsogreatlythereafterdependsontheinfluencesfromtheenvironment.Thereareso
manyhurdlestogothroughinlifeandmanymistakesthataremade.Welearntoadaptandbe
moreresilient.Ourexperiencesarewhatultimatelyshapesusashumans.
AnexperienceorconceptthatisstillnewtomeandImtryingtocopewithisgrief.Itis
anemotionthatImnotsurehowtodealwith.Ivelostaparent,myfather.Hewas45yrsold
whenhepassedaway.Itwasunexpected,hislifeendedwhenadrunkdriverhithimonhisway
homefromwork.Istillgothrougheverystageofthegrievingprocess,itisaneverending
cycle.Hispassinghadatremendousimpactonme,Icouldntbelieveitatfirst.Irefusedto.I
thoughtitwassomecrueljokebutitsoonbecamearealitywhenIsawhislifelessbodyinthe
casket.Itwassurreal.
Ifeltguilty,IthoughtIshouldofvisitedhimmoreoften.Helpedhimoutmore.Ithoughtofall
thethingswewereplanningondoingbutnowtheyarenomore.Therearethingsleftunfinished,
sofarIvechosentodonothing.Everythingisasheleftthem4yrsagowhenhedied.Hisdeath
mademerealizehowpreciouslifereallyis,howitcouldeasilygettakenawaywithoutwarning.
Italsomademeamoreconscienceperson,tokeepthepeacewheneverpossible.Forwemaynot
knowwhenthelastthingwesayordocouldtrulybethelastthing.

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Notlongafter,mylifestartedtogooutofcontrol.Ididntknowhowtocope.I
questionedthemeaningoflife,mypurpose.Imademanybaddecisions.IkeptthinkingIshould
tryoutmorethings,Imightnotgetanymorechances.Iengagedinmoreriskybehaviors.
Experiencedupsanddowns,Ievenattemptedsuicide.Iwasoverwhelmedwitheverything.I
didntknowwhoIwas.IvebeenlivingalifebasedoffofwhatIthoughtmymother,society
andthenlatermyhusbandexpectedorwantedfromme.Thesadrealitylivingalifebasedoff
whatothersexpectedfromme.Ivebeenonlyahousewifebutwithdreamsofreceivinga
collegedegreeandrunningasmallbusinesssomeday.
Intryingtofigurethingsout,Iveputmymarriageincrisisandanunplannedpregnancy.
IvebeenmarriedsinceIwas18tothesamemanandfatherofmytwoboys.Myboysare13
and10yrsold.Ididntwanttostartalloveragaininraisinganotherchild.Icouldntkeepthe
pregnancy.Myhusbandofcoursesupportedmydecisionregardingthepregnancy.SoIdecided
toterminatethepregnancyinMarch.Itwasaveryharddecisiontomake.Inmyemotionalstate,
IdontthinkIcouldofhandledapregnancy,collegeandraisinganotherchild.Itwouldsetme
backonmyplans.IknowitsoundsselfishbutIneedtostartthinkingofwhatIwantoutoflife
too.Imnotjustahousewife.IdontunderstandwhyeveryonethinksIshouldbehappybeing
justthat.
Lifeisacomplicatedjourney.Thereisnosetofrulesoramanualonhowitshouldbe
livedorexperienced.Itiswhatwemakeitouttobe,throughourdecisions.

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