My life has been very different in the year 2020. Towards the beginning of the year, my grandfather passed away. As you may know, that can change someone’s life dramatically. Especially when your grandfather was a huge part of your life. But, on the other hand, I learned to be more appreciative of the time that I have with people. So, that experience helped me understand that you need to make the most of your time with people because you don’t have forever. One of them is that I recognized that you need to treat people well. I didn’t quite grasp the meaning of that until my grandfather passed away. I recognized that you want to make good memories with people, and not ones with strife, anxiety, and anger. You want to remember the spectacular times that you had with people. So, I am glad that I was able to remember the times that I had with Pops as good times that make me happy inside.
From that experience, I also learned that family will be there for you when you need them most. I learned that family is a huge part of my life. Family can help you get through the many ups and downs in life. Through my experience of losing my grandfather this year, my family really shone through. My family helped me though so much, and I hope that I helped them, too. Because that is what family should do, help you through the tough times. One thing that they really did to help me was that they would talk to me about it. In doing that they, made me feel really loved and cared about. Another thing that they would do is that they would give me a hug when I needed one. What really made me feel loved is that I didn’t need to tell them that I needed one, or ask for one, they knew how I felt and when I needed one. I hope that I have reciprocated this to them like they did for me. So, the lesson family loves you and cares about you, well that one had a pretty big impact on my life.
As you can tell, my life has been a roller coaster in 2020. My friends have helped me, too. Through quarantine, I would FaceTime my best friend Jena, and she would listen to me and tell me comforting things that sometimes could feel kind of like music to my ears. Before my grandfather passed away, he dealt with AML leukemia. He dealt with this beginning around August and September. So you can imagine how much I was talking to her about this at school as well as digitally (Before Corona). But, the way that she was comforting and caring showed me that friends can get you through some really tough things. Also, what made me feel really loved was that even through quarantine she still cared and would answer my calls. Sometimes I would even be so upset that I would almost be in tears, but she still dealt with it and helped me along the way. I am so grateful that God gave me a friend like Jena to help me. So, I think that I now recognize what an impact good friends can have in your life.
So as you can see, this is how my life has been very different in 2020 and what I have learned from these events that have occurred through the year.
God Gal 