Life never quite turns out the way anyone expects it to. They take a wrong turn here or there, wind up somewhere they never wanted to be. Benjamin Disraeli had that figured out when he said “youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle, and old age a regret.” He stated the fact that even if someone ends up with the sweetest life anyone could ever imagine, it is still not where they imagined themselves being. Youth is a blunder. In and of itself these words should be a solid foundation for failure, but they are not. Blunder means a stupid or careless mistake. Mr. Disraeli says that youth is a blunder but youth is not the blunder. The way people go through childhood is blunderous. Childhood is full of careless mistakes because those mistakes will mean nothing. Childhood is the time to change a mind just to change it again because nothing sticks. Nothing will remain the same. This is the reason that most do not end up as failures. Because even if a person was as blunderous as possible all the way through childhood, the rest of their life can be a success. …show more content…
Manhood will always be full of struggles and hardships. Those struggles will be unique to every individual's personal experience, but no one skates through life with not a single hardship. From Disraeli’s point of view his struggles were probably the fact the he was not being accepted into the political community very well. He gave a speech to the House of Commons which was poorly received and after enduring a great deal of barracking ended with the words: "though I sit down now, the time will come when you will hear me." (Simkin) No matter how hard one tries he will never outgrow their blunderous ways. They will remain with him throughout his entire life. He was angry because his childish and blunderous ways had cost him that speech. And while they may not matter when one is a child, they certainly cause immense struggles for him when he is
Family, education and a person’s opportunities are significant elements that collectively define an individual, as demonstrated by both Wes Moore’s. Depending on the opportunities offered to you and whether you decide to take advantage of them through hard work and persistence will result in your success or failure in the end. Wes Moore explains “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his” goes to show that certain factors affect how you will be as an adult regardless of similar or differentiating backgrounds. (Moore xi).
In The Name of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, the author states: “The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.” Patrick Rothfuss instates the position that when one experiences change, they can not expect it to be easy. An individual relies on their ability to overcome and accept change before it begins to take advantage of them. Similarly, in Books 1-4 of Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, Telemachus shifts from boyhood to manhood while searching for his father. Thus, through characterization, Homer develops the theme that life is filled with obstacles, hardships, and responsibilities, but an individual must have strength to work through it.
Everyone wants to fill the void within themselves, and most humans try to accomplish this by finding jobs they enjoy, but it seems that most of them ultimately fail. When you are younger you look to your parents to show you the way, but as you approach adulthood you start to feel more of a sense of rebellion toward them instead of the admiration you once had. The writer makes the poem universal by saying he didn’t want to end up like his father, something most children in north america could relate to. It’s also easily linked to our society in north america because of the way our schooling system is set up, in a way that you must commit to what you’re going to do for the rest of your life when you’re still too young to vote, and our system being this way makes it easy to end up regretting what you choose. Humans in modern society are expected to make many commitments for a range of things- relationships or sports teams, even major life decisions, and it’s obvious that our natural need for commitment is prevalent in our everyday life. Consequently, this need for making commitments can end up leaving people making poor decisions or at least taking a route you’ll end up wanting to renounce in the
During the course of life, one must experience different changes or actions that will mold us into the person we will become. It could be as little as receiving the 1st "F" on a test or the passing away of a loved one and they all add up to some kind of importance. Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare has Hamlet, the protagonist, struggling through life to find his true self and strives to get hold of his spot in life. However, he is always inhibited to seek vengeance for his father's unlawful death.
I close this essay with a message to anyone who may be reading this or even have the same troubles as me. Life will always throw challenges in your way, you will be lost at times and even scared to death. But in the end you will prevail. “Each day of life is a gift, that is why it is called the present”
We hear the expression “I wish I was your age again” from our parents all the time. Some young people ask themselves why their parents would even say this, as adults have so much freedom in terms of what they get to do. From teens’ perspective, we see being an adult as doing whatever we want, whenever we want without anyone telling us, “no.” That is not the case. From adults’ perspective, they see being a kid as not being bound by the chains of reality. The chains of reality being the actions of them having to go to work everyday, or even clean the house.There are no chains to imagination, a kids imagination is something that can shape and change. Then we realize that we stop using our imagination and then as we grow up, we start to realize the significance of that expression.Death is inevitable and we should always appreciate the good things in life. In the piece, “Once More To The Lake”, E.B
“Sometimes when you look back on a situation, you realize it wasn’t all you thought it was. A beautiful girl walked into your life. You fell in love. Or did you? Maybe it was only a childish infatuation, or maybe just a brief moment of vanity.” Henry Bromel talks about how maybe things aren’t as great looking back rather than in the actual moment. We go through life making dozens of choices. Some made in a blink of an eye, others made after a few years of pondering. Some of our choices give us good fortune. Others creates situation we wish were never made in the first place. Some bad decisions in life can be avoid by taking the time to think about the consequences before deciding to change or avoid a decision all together. Many characters in
Childhood is a period of maturation when our personalities begin to develop into the type of individuals we will eventually become. This is a crucial time where our identities are forming based upon how we are treated by those around us. +If a child is often handled as a burden that individual will take on a negative persona. In the case of children living under the dark hands of slavery, it was impossible to have a normal childhood. A slave's parents were always off conducting laborious tasks, or they were sold away...
Childhood is often an age of innocence. It’s a time of learning how to get along in a big world. It’s a time in which friends grow up and discover who they are and who they want to be. Childhood is the foundation of our lives. This is when we establish rituals and rules that can be useful throughout our lives. Sometimes these rules can be learned though a simple child’s game.
From when a child is born, to adulthood, everything done because of them, to them, or in front of them leaves a “puzzle piece” in their brain. By the time they have reached the age of 16 and up, they most likely have already decided or already have become the kind of person they want to be. What they have witnessed and experienced throughout the years of their upbringing has left enough puzzle pieces for them to piece together the type of person they will be. If the child witnesses abuse, they will remember that. If the child witnesses prejudice and racism, they will remember that. If the child witnesses the complete opposite of that, such as acceptance, fairness, and acts of love; they will remember that. From the ages of ten to fifteen, research shows that “early adolescent brain goes through a growth...
...times the pleasures of life are too much to bear causing harsh reality to come crashing down when we realize that nothing lasts forever. We might as well enjoy what we have while we have it and not dwell onthings when they are gone, or we might all just be alone and palely loitering.
The year 2013 was the most deviating year for me, many were killed. That year my friend died, without accomplishing all that she wanted. I remember her saying many times that she wanted to go back to school, but kept on getting discouragement from her brother. She was never true to herself, instead was true to others. My friend death didn’t make me gloomy; it just made me want to live my life to the fullest and be true to myself. Many people did not realize until the end of their life all the things that wish to accomplish, and been happy is a choice. The most common regret is when looking back they see how many dreams has gone unfilled. Therefore the death of my friend makes me want to live my life to the fullest, be true to myself, not the live other people expected me to have, and I wish my friend had allowed herself to be happy. I do things every day that will make me happy, and I encourage people to do so. I live my life likes little children who never hesitate if they want something because they know that, if they lose it they will burst into tears. I have been have been havi...
Childhood and adulthood are two different periods of one’s lifetime but equally important. Childhood is the time in everybody’s life when they are growing up to be an adult. This is when they are being considered babies because of their youthfulness and innocence. Adulthood is the period of time where everybody is considered “grown up,” usually they begin to grow up around the ages of eighteen or twenty-one years old but they do remain to develop during this time. However, in some different backgrounds, not everybody is not fully adults until they become independent with freedom, responsible for their own actions, and able to participate as an adult within society. Although childhood and adulthood are both beneficial to our lives, both periods share some attributes such as independence, responsibility, and innocence that play distinctive roles in our development.
People don't truly accept life for what it is until they've actually tasted adversity and went through those misfortunes and suffering. We are put through many hardships in life, and we learn to understand and deal with those issues along the way. We find that life isn't just about finding one's self, but about creating and learning from our experiences and background. Adversity shapes what we are and who we become as individuals. Yann Martel's Life of Pi shows us that adverse situations help shape a person's identity and play a significant role in one's lief by determining one's capabilities and potential, shaping one's beliefs and values, and defining the importance and meaning of one's self.
A childhood is the delicate phase of every adolescent's life where they must mature into their own person, with their own responsibilities. Although every individual will eventually bloom with their own personality, morals, and perspectives, the education and values we learn and see along the way add to the fingers that mold. We begin when we are born, and are taken in by strangers. These priceless people show us love, and just how strong attachments can be. Family ties snare us in their loving webs and become the support network to catch us throughout our youthful falls. They are our first real pictures of people, and their actions and emotions immediately become examples.