REFLECTING ON PERSONAL GROWTH

 

Growth is an essential part of being human whether that is physical or emotional growth. Emotional growth in particular is very important & leads to personal growth and maturity.  Different experiences enable us to learn from these experiences to grow as a person & utilizing the lesson learnt  is just an important factor to grow as it allows us to see how far we have come from who we used to be. This allows us to come to terms with our failures and traumas and motivates us to keep improving.

I have had such experiences that have helped me grow into who I am today and whether experience is positive or negative - it doesn't matter as these experiences helped me come together and be who I am and I wouldn't be who I am without these experiences.  I will now share an experience with you.

One of these incidents took place when I was only 5 years old. I was visiting my grandparents along with a rest of relatives and I ended up wandering out of the house when everyone was busy. I walked from the house all the way to the train station. Although I don't remember which station it was, I was completely lost and a trash collector found me. Sometime later my aunt from my father's life found me and took me home. I only vaguely remember this experience as it was narrated to me by my family when I was older. According to them, I was crying when I was found. Although I may not remember this experience , it certainly left a mark on me & I have learnt from it and since then whenever I leave home I always inform one person before leaving to avoid a similar situation .

The second incident took place when I was about 10. It was Eid-Ul-Azha, the cow was being prepared to be slaughtered and I was awake at that time which was unusual for me. I witnessed the entire event- there were remains of the slaughtered cow  everywhere but I wasn't disturbed by the sight. I was strangely intrigued by the event. From then,on every Eid, I make sure to wake up early to witness my newfound love for biology and living organisms as well as their anatomy.

 

 

 I find it so interesting that I want to pursue it just as I enjoyed reading about this sort of thing. This experience helped me find my passion for biology and made me want to study biology. It has also helped me grow as a person.

Hasnain Majid X O-2