George Wasing: A Personal Analysis

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.”George Washington. George Washing illustrates a poignant example of life. Being at prepared is of key importance is maintaining peace. Peace doesn't necessarily imply a lack of conflict. If we are to live a truly happy life we must be prepared for anything life throws at us.The ability in finding peace in a confusing world is paramount to a meangingful life. Peace is the ability to be ok with things as they are, to learn to make peace with the world around you without judgement. In my own life I remember the world passing me by. I remember the noise in my mind and the paralysis of absolute confusion. In these temporary moments there remained nothing except

We blind ourselves because we incapable of seeing the mutli-colored world around us. Yet we often fall into a sense of entitment that is not conductive of reality. In my own life I have experienced this many times. I remember going to highschool and everyday in math class everything seemed to pass me by. I remember the moments where I would sit on the bench by myself. I was utterly lost in my own mind. I was battling my own internal demons and shortcomings, which ultimately robbed me of my own highschool experience. I was there and yet I wasn't there. People would say hi and I would say Hi robotically. My own horizions were limited to my own conception of how I judged people. By the time I finished highschool, I knew something was dreadfully wrong. I would awake and tell myself to do this. Yet I felt nothing except meanginless to my own life. The following 2 years I would experience, the death of my dear grandfather which would shake the foundation of myself and who I was. I would experience the confliction of life and how things really were. I would experience further trauma like never before. I would be incapable of moving. There were days and moments where I wanted to die. Moments why I wondered what the point of anything was? How