How To Write Your Own Obituary

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It is not every day you have an assignment that has you write your own obituary. It is not every day that the time of your death in which the assignment takes place is at the very moment you walk out of class or at the time you chose to write the assignment. I never once really thought of my own death, I have not thought much about my life honestly. Truth be told I avoid thinking about life and death, because I am terrified of the outcome. I know some day, maybe tomorrow I could die, but the question now is will I be happy leaving this world at the moment of my very own death. This assignment makes me feel numb, confused, saddened, angered, and most importantly full of hope for the future. A famous quote by Hamlet, that I came across in high school was “To be or not to be- that is the question” often is resaid in my mind as if in an …show more content…

I gave up on myself in the process, believing what others said I was. I have been told I looked mean, introverted, to calm, and monotone. That is not who I am, I know I am more than what others told me. I am caring, giving, patient, and full of dreams. I am just scared. I had shut down and placed a smile on my face that often meant nothing unless others made me laugh or smile for just a moment. I put up a barrier in order to protect myself from others making them believe I was all those things, and only show those whom I trust the real me. I want to live life independent, self-aware, and with a sense of reality both good and bad without trying to isolate myself. The obituary assignment has made me realize how I want to live my life and how do not want to live my life unlike any other form. I do not want to live my life as someone’s puppet. I do not want to follow orders like a robot of a set schedule, nor do I want to let people talk to me as if I am incompetent or taught that the world is only full of negativity not worth

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