Past, Present and Future by Breanna

Past, Present and Future by Breanna - July 2017 Scholarship Essay

What I have came to realize about life is that your past is what shaped you, your present is what holds you together and your future is what keeps you going. Your past should be used as a reference, to flip back to the past pages you've been through in life. Think and ask yourself this: do you want to flip to the same pages every time you look back in your book or do you want to add to it isn't the same story as you read before?
What I mean by this is, no matter what you been through, your life doesn't have to be the same. You can use your present self to make a change for the better, so your future can have a different outcome. Now don't get it twisted, I said before your past is what shaped you, but it should never control how you live your life. You can look back in your life and see the cause of things but you have the power to control what effect it has on your future.
All three of these aspects in life are important to me- past, present and future. I have explain all of this in my own words, the best I can because I need to use this advice as well. Yes, I had a horrible childhood and it actually makes me want to give up sometimes. Instead of giving up I will use that experience to teach the ones who share similar experiences and to tell them they are not alone. My favorite quote is "I continue to fight because I know one day I will meet someone who isn't strong enough to fight the same battles I've won". I will not let my past affect me negatively, and I will help those in need along the way.