Kanye's Poem: A Personal Narrative Of My Life

Although many people give Kanye West a bad reputation, a line during his speech during the 47th Grammy’s has had a profound effect on my life. His quote that I refer to when dealing with a difficult situation is, “If you have the opportunity to play this game of life, you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don’t appreciate the moment until it’s passed.” I have had many difficult situations in my life, between my Father passing away and fish year in the Corps of Cadets. Just finding a way to push through was hard, and trying to stay positive seemed almost impossible. To make it through, and to become happier, I kept these words in mind.
The hardest decision that I have had to make was choosing to attend Texas A&M. After my father passed away, I had grown closer than ever before to my family. Coming here meant that I would have to leave them. I was worried that the relationships that I had worked so hard to develop would weaken, and that I wouldn’t be able to help them if something came up. However, my decision was final, and I would be attending A&M in the fall. Rather than being negative, I thought back to what Kanye had said. I needed to appreciate every moment, regardless of what may come. From that point on, I made the most of every moment that I spent with my family. Whether it was

At the end of Freshman year, I applied to be a Corps Clerk, and was accepted into the interview process, but I did not get the position. I was inclined to attribute it to my incompetence, but I instead used it as an opportunity to understand what improvements I needed to make. What I found was that I needed to work on my speaking skills. I used this to my advantage, as I was able to perform well during my Student Engineers’ Council Interview and be accepted. Referring to this quote, and using every experience as an opportunity, allowed me to better