“Conquering The Hardships of Life, A Great Challenge For Our Generation”

There’s a saying that “Life is like a rollercoaster, sometimes you’re up, and sometimes you’re down, Twisting and turning. “ Every one of us is destined to be someone. Some can be wealthy enough and may have all the riches in the world, but not fortunate enough to find what we call the “true happiness”. On the other hand, there are some who experience the opposite but still manage to be happy because of the people around them, because of their family. Each one of us has our own problem, but now it all depends on how we handle it and get on with it.

I, myself, have been through a lot of things. At a very young age, I have done something that has taught me a great lesson. At the age of 14, I ran away from home, leaving my family behind without knowing where to go. Some teens would say, they left home because of their problems with their friends, problems with the family, but none of it includes my reason. I wanted to leave home because I wanted to be free from everything. It is a problem within me that I could not overcome. I wanted to be free from my parents who always give their sermon every time I do something wrong, my brothers and sister who always picks on me and asks me to do something since I’m the youngest. I did something that I know that there’s no turning back. I was happy at first, free at last. I never thought of my family that was so worried of me. I never thought of them and just enjoyed living by myself and do things I wanted with no one to worry about getting mad. No one can control all the things I wanted to do. I enjoyed the first few weeks of it but in the end I got tired of this. Soon I felt alone. Soon I realized that I needed my family. I got scared that I was alone. No one’s there for me. I began to realize all the things that are more important in life than the freedom I want. I decided to go back to my family who has taken me back, in spite of all the pain and disappointment I have caused them.

I am not regretting this experience I had. Instead, I see it on the bright side that I have learned so much from it. I don’t know how it all happened, how I failed to see all the things that will truly make me happy. Each day that passes after it, I began to put back all the pieces of myself that was broken. It was hard at first, but with all the things around me, people who showed their support and love for me, I have managed to move on and get on with my life and most of all, I become closer to GOD. This had helped me so much to be strong enough to go on with my life. Putting him in the center of my life is already enough help and enough reason to give importance of all the things I have in my life.

Of all the things that happened in my life, I have learned that there are so many challenges in life that we have to face. But we must still go on, get through it, and get stronger everyday. Problems have always been there, complicated or simple, big or small. But definitely it will teach you a lesson that we could never forget. Lessons that will keep us stronger, Lessons that will help us realize all the good things we have. Life indeed is like a rollercoaster. No matter how hard this ride seems to be, you just got to get through it. Just have faith in yourself. If you follow the track, for it will take you home. Track God has set for us. We just have to keep our hearts and minds open for us to be able to find the correct track that will lead us to what we called the true happiness.