“Always looking up, never
overlooking downsides.”
Throughout my life I have always
been extremely optimistic. My mom even complains that I say “it’ll be fine” too
much. I have a philosophy that everything works out for the best eventually. “Everything
will be all right in the end. If it’s not all right, it is not yet the end” –Patel.
This being said I am not ignorant to difficulties in life. I think that if you
recognize difficulties then you can overcome them and make things right in the
end. Everyone has their own philosophical take on life, mine is that you are
born to make as many rights out of the wrongs in life as possible. This is
making the world a better place. Even if the difficulties you face are simple
such as raising a proper nice family, or complex like being president and
trying to solve the world’s problems, it’s important to fix the wrongs you see.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s memoir was
probably chosen as a book for freshman because it is full of inspirational
stories in her life. It is about her many struggles as a child but then
overcoming those to hold one of the highest positions in the U.S. government. Many
freshmen have many problems and struggles and it’s daunting to think of
actually succeeding at overcoming them. This book inspires people with current
struggles to prevail and overcome their problems. It also makes you think about
how overcoming struggles adds to the value of life. If you come from nothing
and make it to the top is far more impressive then starting at the top and
staying there. Sonia Sotomayor is an example of someone who started at the
bottom and made it to the top. It was chosen as our common read because it is
both inspirational and educational on the benefits of overcoming challenges
such as college.
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