What was the situation like when you had sacrificed your plans or goals in life to take care of another person? (Whether it was for one incident or for a longer period of time) Even though it may have been a detriment to your social life, did it benefit you at all?
I have sacrificed everything once before. I sacrificed a year of school and I lost family and friends for just one person. I thought five years with him was enough to sacrifice most of that but as I look back at it all, I realized it wasn’t worth losing so many people at all. I did it all out of “love”. Why? Because I thought what him and I had was never going to end. Although yes, I still love him but I risked losing my family, the most important thing in my life. I went behind everyone’s back to help him do what I thought was best for him and I both. But a little while after all the help I gave him; he completely changed. I realized so much after we broke up. It made it clear to me that he held me back from so much. I had so much going on for me. I had a lot of potential. Until my good friend Janavia, said “Never set limitations on yourself, trying to please someone else.”
ReplyDeleteThis is so inspiring. Honestly, this should be told to a lot of girls (and boys) to help them realize that they have to do what is right for themselves, not others. Unfortunately they would learn because of the wrong choices made before, but regardless, this could open up eyes for a lot of people.
DeleteRight. But also people usually tell me that it's better to learn from your own mistakes than others because you don't know how it actually really felt when it happened. So I take caution in giving advice to others.
Delete@R.Rivera: i agree with your comment. advice you may give to others, may have been what YOU would / wish you would have done in the situation. but for them, it could be the total opposite. but i also agree with J. Byler in a sense too. something like this should be widely known, but not directed toward anyone in particular. just to show one persons outcome of the situation, and that its something to think about when making big choices.
Delete@DShirey; That's exactly why people have to think before doing the action. They have to look at the bad side of the action and also the good side of it.
Deletetotally. everything can have good and bad outcomes. it just depends of your definition of 'good' and 'bad'. you just have to see what's best for you.
DeleteWow. Consider Janavia The Oracle.
DeleteTwo days ago I went out and bought a 55-dollar glass pack for my best friend Austen. I thought to my self he really need to get his truck so he can pass his inspection I also didn’t want him to get poled over for the second time, but I also thought why do I need to be the one to buy it for him. I sacrificed my money for my BEST friend and it felt good.
ReplyDeleteThat is one of the nicest things I've heard! That you spent your money and bought him what he needed to pass his inspection. You didn't need to spend your money but you did any ways to help him out. I'm sure your friend appreciated it so much.
DeleteIt was Friday during school I made plans with my friends to go to the movies. When I got home I found out that I had to watch my nephew. So I had to call my friends up and tell them that I couldn’t go with them, but it didn’t bother me because I love spending time with my nephew while he is young. When he gets older he will more then likely be a brat like most young kids. Which I didn’t really benefit from it, but I can go to the movies whenever I want.
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