Personal Narrative: I Am My Hero

as you know it was purely by accident that we met at the home of a mutual friend forty two years ago, after that we met at the same venue several other times over the years. On that first meeting I noticed your strikingly attractive features and quite likely, on that occasion, you probably observed my serious countenance; if you did, no one guessed, because you looked beyond my expression, took a chance and we got to know each other. Several months later when you needed a speaker from the banking sector for your careers’ day program, you invited me and I gladly accepted because I like to engage with young people, with the hope of influencing them positively. Many months later, it was my turn to call on you, when the Bank needed a part-time

Living a life based on the bible which you know very well, you are laser focused on God and are an awesome woman. Ever since I lost my mother, my first hero that is how I have felt about you, whom I regard as the epitome of what is excellent in

Yet that very characteristic is one reason I admire you. I like interacting with people who are direct, straight as an arrow, who are not deceptive and do not practice playing games. Over the years you have modified your approach and now tell the truth in love, attesting to your flexibility and growth in knowledge of human nature. You enlightened me about ‘content’ and ‘process’ in my interactions with others, thereby enhancing my understanding of human nature. On the other hand, you do have the uncanny ability of ‘reading a person like a