The Importance Of Faith In My Life

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I remember a time in my life where I almost gave up, and lost all hope and faith because my grandmother was not the feeling her best, but soon as I noticed that I was letting my granny down, I started to be the best that I could be. I did not concentrate on my work, and I could not focus on any task but my grandmother. I tried reaching for a star, but I could not grab it. Sometimes life is challenging, but it is up to that person to make the best of it. I recall a time when the reason I gave up was also the reason I got back up. Life is a roller coaster. They go up in order to get down. Life is full of loops, flips, and etc. When I started focusing more and giving it all I got, life started to get a lot better for me. One day I established that my grandmother had gotten very sick. She did not feel like communicating with anyone, not even her own children. She would not eat, which made her strength deteriorate. She did not even feel like strolling anymore. As time went by, I just said that I was going to give up because I honestly did not like seeing my grandmother indisposed. It did not help where she did …show more content…

Because I saw my nana in that circumstance, I felt that I lost another part of me. I noticed that I was stronger than what I thought I was. I anticipated that I was not going to make it, but I was wrong. I predicted that it was the end of the world. I learned a very valuable lesson that I could never obliterate. I should never let anything get in my way of tasting success. My grandma always taught me valuable lessons in life. She always told me to grab a star, but I never knew what she meant. I found out that she wanted me to grab a star, and follow it. I venerate my granny because everyone cannot be as strong as her. She taught me to go as far as I could. Until this day, I will never be the same person I was. Because I made it through the storm, I finally could reach for a

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