Life is full of different experiences. Everyday something new happen, sometimes good and sometimes not so good. When I look back, I see that many things I pass through are the reason I’m who I am today. Some experiences are easy to forget, but there are others that just stay with you forever, because they left one strong mark in your life.
One of the biggest experience that impact me was the first time I fail in something I really wanted. I was still young then, and I used to believe that once you try hard, everything will just work out. I prepared so much for an exam, gave it my best, and in my mind I was already sure of the result. But when the result come out, it was nothing like I expected. I didn’t just fail, I fail badly. That day I cried so much because I felt like the whole world was against me.
But looking back now, that experience change my mindset. I later realize life will not always give you what you want, no matter how prepared you are. Sometimes failure come, not to destroy you, but to teach lesson. After that failure, I became more discipline. I learn to not only prepare harder but also to handle disappointment and stand up again. The failure was painful, but it built one kind of strong spirit inside me that I still use till today.
Another experience that shape me was the first time I enter a place where I know nobody. It was a new environment, and for someone like me that was used to familiar faces, it was very hard. I felt lonely, and I asked myself so many times if I really belong there. But with time, I started adjusting. I began to talk with people, learn from them, and open up small small. That experience teach me how to adapt and survive in strange place. Today it makes me more confident to face new challenges without fear.
There was also the experience of losing something I value. At one point, I lost something I worked hard for, and it pain me so much, like all my effort was wasted. For some time I almost give up. But later I see that loss itself is also a teacher. It made me stronger and more careful. It taught me to never put my whole trust in things that can disappear, but to focus on building myself.
All these experiences failure, loneliness, and loss have shaped me in ways I didn’t expect. They made me more patient, more discipline, stronger, and also more understanding to others. Now anytime I face new challenge, I remind myself that I already survive hard times before, and I can do it again.
Sometimes we think experiences are just things that pass, but truly they are lessons. They mold us slowly until one day you look back and realize how far you don already come because of them.
So yes, I can say I’m who I am today not because everything went smoothly, but because of the difficult times that test me. And to be honest, if I had the chance to erase those moments, I don’t think I will. Because without them, I will not be the person I am today.
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Dominatte