Topic: Essay- This I Believe

Project One

Instructor: Sarah

 

 

Essay: This I believe

Spontaneity is part of daily human life and for this reason, I believe in flexibility. Flexibility is the ability and willingness to change an idea or plan by compromising the situation at hand without inflicting a negative impact on either balance (Angle, 2009). I believe that flexibility is key in the process of creating a brighter future that entails prosperity and spontaneous of plans. Planning is a major part of my life. Without the ability to strategies my daily and future activities renders my life disorganized. My belief in flexibility began when my sister came home from work.

We share an apartment with Clara, who works in a foreign country. In most cases she is away-at work, and therefore I stay alone in the huge silent house. On a hot Sunday afternoon, I take my mind off work by going swimming. As the brilliant strategic planner that I am, I have it all laid out; go swimming, pick some take out on my way home-tired, watch a movie, prepare myself for the next day of work then sleep. Everything is going according to plan. Approaching my door, I see some luggage placed just outside my door. Paranoia kicks in- mum has come without notice as usual; this might be Clara- but she always calls before coming; Or someone is shifting-but why would they stuck luggage just outside my door. By the time I got there, my mind was full of questions and possible explanations. I found her seated on the other side of the luggage-an impromptu home-coming by Clara.

However, I was too tired to prepare dinner, so we shared my take out and opted to sleep after a little chat. Shortly before bedtime, her in-law called. I could hear him speak to her on phone, from what I gathered they were outside our gate, waiting for us. They are fond of us two. We share a bond like no other. Well, I got excited at first, up until they suggested we take a ride 40 miles away to go meet the rest of them since they scheduled to travel back home the following morning. We bonded for several hours. Several hours! I should have already prepared myself for the next day and slept in order to kick off my day with a good start. We got back home by 3 a.m. Great! Only two hours of sleep was all I had before waking to prepare for work.

Just when we got home, my neighbor knocks on the door. We end up in hospital an hour later since his wife was in labor. By the time we got back home it was too late for me to rest. This and many other spontaneous incidences have taught me the value of flexibility. Imagine having not slept for 24 hours and still have to spend an additional 8 hours, perhaps 12 in case of overtime, in the office. Up until now, I hold the belief of flexibility at heart as my professional passion, with the motivation to be flexible in case of anything. It has since made my life easier, with low pressure on my plans and strategies.

 

References

"This I Believe Essay-Writing Guidelines," Copyright ©2005–2015 by This I Believe, Inc. Reprinted with permission.

Angle. (2009). Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus (third ed.). Philip Lief Group. Retrieved May 21, 2017, from http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/angle

 

This Ibelieve, Inc. (n.d). Lesson 1: Sample Personal Essay—A This I Believe Essay. Retrieved May 21, 2017, from www.hasd.org/faculty/.../This%20I%20Believe%20Sample%20Essays.pdf

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