Be the Good by Emily

Be the Good by Emily - November 2018 Scholarship Essay

Whenever a disaster occurs, you hear on the news about the heroes who went out of their way to save others. Most people sit around and depend upon others to save people, encourage someone, or to create change in the world. I choose to live my life striving to be one of the people making the change and doing good deeds in the world. I don’t want to be the person sitting around waiting for good things to happen. I strive to create the good.
My senior quote would be “Be the Good.” This quote exemplifies my goal in life because I aim to bring the good into the world. If someone doesn’t step up to be the good, then nobody ever will be. Change can start with just one person. Some may say if you can’t find the good, be the good, which is what I aim to do. My goal in life is to help others and to do good things for others. “Doing good” can be seen in many different forms and I hope to serve others as a nurse. As a nurse, I will help heal those that are sick and prevent the healthy ones from becoming sick. Being a nurse may not be the same heroic task as others, but I will still be helping others and doing good.
There are so many good people in this world, but many times they get outshined by the bad people. People have a tendency to only see the bad, but you can be the good. I feel that with just the three simple words, a person can change the world. The phrase is simple, which is just how simple it is to create change. You don’t have to wait for a disaster to occur to initiate change. Be the change. Be the good in the world.