No Fear

How you overcame a fear

 

“What is there to be scared of?” is the question I raise when I try to overcome a fear. I was scared of the unknown, in the darkness until one day. That day, I had to walk alone for kilometers in the dark back home. It leaves me time to think about many things, about my memories and reality. I started to think about the day time when it is bright and at night when it is dark. I walk the same road, cross the same bridge, see the same building, see the same trees, then what is the difference? It is just the sun during daytime and the stars that appear during the night. There is music in my ears and my eyes are open, I am still aware of what is going on around me, but it is just the darkness that reduces my sight range and the clarity. I think again, why do I fear something that does not exist? I look around and there is nothing; therefore, I conclude, there is nothing that would make me fear.

Best Friend

Describe how you met your best friend.

I am not a really good initiator. The moment I meet new people, I start to doubt their abilities; this is probably the most awkward moment. Those people, too, doubt my abilities so we started arguing. Though, those people, somehow, turned out to be my close friends and one of them is my best friend. I argued with a lot of people just because we have different ways of thinking and we never tried to understand each other. It takes time for me to get used to new people, to let it go, to let my ego down. After months of pointless arguments, I started to learn to be carefree, to stop taking everything seriously and to take things as jokes. I started understanding the meaning of the word humor so I became friends with new people and with my best friend.

Service

Community service can be a valuable part of the college experience. If you were to devote one year of service to a volunteer project, what would it be, and what would you hope to accomplish? (Goucher)

If I were able to do a volunteer project for one year, it would actually take me long to consider. I will have to think about the obstacles first so that I would be able to determine if I were able to do it or not. Maybe teaching the unfortunate? I am not even sure if I am able to teach the things that I know due to the communication problems; I am not able to explain how I understand things because I maybe speak too fast or think differently from other people. What about building? I would build if I have enough budgets to do so. However, the structures that I build would not be places to live because then the place needs someone to take over to pay for electricity and water. It may be a library that has clear ceiling then the sunlight will give brightness during the day, but the place has to be closed at night. The best way out is to clean up a landfill and separate the trash. The recyclable part of the trash such as plastic bottles, plastic bags, and glass could be sold to recycling factories and the money that is made will be donated to the local school to buy computers or lunch or new books or utensils if the money made is not enough. The biodegradable part of the trash will be buried. I hope to leave behind a clean community and a better level of learning or living standard for the students in the area.