Personal Narrative: The Day I Change My Life

The day I decided to change my life

I lived my whole life carelessly about everything that surrounded me, nothing really mattered to me. As I child and thorough my teenage years I was very different from others. The words love respect and discipline were strange to me. My father, a highly ranked army official, always tried to guide me and instruct me in choosing what’s best for me but never really had an effect. I continued the same, my bohemian lifestyle did not change, staying awake all night long drinking, smoking and sleeping whole day was a weekly routine for me. Dedicating myself to my family and sharing love and compassion with them practically never happened, especially showing love to my mother and father was a complete

I had to find the courage to get my life together. Later on that day I heard from my friends from the school that there was a team from the Army that recruited new Cadets for the military academy. I never heard of it but it sounded interesting so I got back home. At my home there was a Captain from the Army that has actually finished the academy. I spoke to him and asked him “What is this all about and I am thinking of joining?!” He replied to me “It is very hard and stressful think about it twice before you sign in”, he continued “I do not think that you are capable of managing it”. That disoriented me even more, I was doubtful and indecisive, I felt challenged and insulted, but in that moment I had a flashbang of the previous night where the picture of my disappointed father appeared in front of my eyes. The moment of that day was crucial so made a decision of no turning back. I decided to join the academy, and did everything to make it happen. That was the day that I decided to change my life forever and ever. Much time has passed and I endured so much frustration and devastation but never gave up for the sake of my father. I find out that the courage was key component that was missing in my life. In day of my military oath, my father came and for the first time in his life I could see tears of joy and proudness for his son. I was so happy and proud for me and my family. Later that day after a month being away, I started going around the house just snooping around. At one moment I saw the same piece of paper at the desk in the library. I was curious so I opened it and read it. My world was torn apart, the paper was a medical report which stated that my father was identified with a lung cancer. I just went downstairs a hugged him so tight that for a moment it appeared it would last