One Touch by Jalynn

One Touch by Jalynn - July 2014 Scholarship Essay

There is one person who has positively changed my life just in meeting them once. This person made me change my outlook on life and made me realize that you can find happiness even through your hardest times. Growing up she had many family problems, her and her sister had to live with foster families but you would never notice that they were unhappy in any way.

Kaylee always had a smile on her face, and always made sure that everyone around her was happy too. Even when she had every reason to be unhappy she made the best out of every situation, and it showed me that I am a lot luckier than I thought I was.

The thing about Kaylee is that she showed everyone around her that no matter where you come from, if you work hard and dedicate yourself you can be and achieve anything that you want to achieve. It doesn't matter what you have, it matters how hard you work to get what you have.

If I would've never met Kaylee, I probably wouldn't appreciate as much as I do. And I wouldnt realize that what I do have is good even though I don't have everything I want. And that's how she affected my life, with just one touch.