Priorities

Learning Experience Three:

            I think the most important thing that I have learned from this entire semester is I now know what things are my priority in life. I have gone through a lot this semester. For example, the biggest thing was that my father passed away. From that experience, and the hardships that our family endured, I learned that time is a very precious thing. The thing is that we do not know how much time we all have on this earth, so the thing I have learned is to cherish the moments with the people I love as if they were my last.

            There are two instances that really stand out to me that made me realize how much my priorities have changed due to the experience I had this semester. The first instance was a situation where there was drama between two of my friends earlier this semester. The two had a falling out which then resulted in some nasty things said to one another. Looking back on that situation now, how petty and ridiculous the situation was. Instead of letting go of the drama, they let it fester which, in turn, was the downfall for their friendship. It was sad to see such a good friendship disintegrate like that. Another situation was that one of my friends from back home had received a present from her father. She opened the gift and it was an Apple watch. She instantly started complaining about how that is not what she wanted as a gift. Consequently, it turned in to this huge confrontation between her and her father.

            With my new perspective on life, the only word I can use to describe the two instances, stated above, is petty. The people they are fighting and arguing with are people they love. So why spend the precious time they have with them arguing? I will admit that, before everything happened with my Dad, I used to complain about the petty things of day-to-day life. However, with this new perspective my priorities have changed. My priority is to focus on the time I have with the people I love, and making the best of it. I will not complain about little things, get stressed about little things, but truly enjoy the time I have with my friends and family.