My Success Story
By Lesly Nuñez
ENG 1430
Right now, there is nothing in the world that makes me feel more successful that making my mother and my father proud of my achievements and me even if those achievements are not completed yet. Just the fact of graduating from high school and going this smooth through college makes my entire life a success. However, the hardest task I have had to complete has been my journey to self-discovery.
When my father died 2 years ago, I thought that the desire to become a better person was also dead. My first two years of high school in my country, The Dominican Republic, were full of false expectations and vain dreams. I thought my dad had everything under control, but his death was a wake up call. My sense of higher education was as low as my desire for getting high grades. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be. Within myself, I knew I was going to college, but between the television, my friends, and the parties I never found the time to think about a career, when suddenly, that tragedy struck us. I had to review who I was about to become.
I came to this country with my head clear and ready to absorb new information. I was ready to learn and experience all the new things I encountered. I learned what was needed to survive. I needed education, and a college career. I’ve also learned that you can’t hold on to things that might make you fall behind. Believe me, life is even harder when you remember all the friends, families, and memories that got lost in the twister of aspirations that came one day and dragged you into the future. Nevertheless, all that is going to be worth it once you get to the end of the race and get the trophy of your goals.
A few years before I started my projects, I heard a song that has my thoughts and feelings tied up to it. I want to share the stanza that is always in the top of my head and in the top of my ideals. “I’M STANDING AT THE EDGE OF TOMORROW; FROM HERE THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR ME. AND IT’S UP TO MEHOW FAR I GO; IT’S MY TIME TO BRECK AWAY. I’M STANDING AT THE EDGE OF TOMORROW, TODAY.” My only regret is that my father didn’t get to see the determination I have now. He didn’t get to see that I know who I am and I know who I want to be. My success story is to have conquered self-discovery.