Life Lessons

Think of something insightful that one of your parents or another influential adult may have told you. This should be something meant to help you understand the world around you or the actions of others that resonated - something that you have thought about or considered since. Write two paragraphs: the first paragraph should explain the context and what was said, the second paragraph should discuss when and how you have thought of this since and the life lesson you learned as a result.

"Your choices show who you are, far more than your abilites," my dad used to always say. When I was younger, I would just ignore him but now that I'm older, I've started to think about it a little more.
Everyday, people have the chance do change the world in amazing ways, but they don't. At the same time, other people choose to use their abilities to help eachother. I try to think about this and how it applies to my own life. My abilities don't actually matter that much, I can be good at things but unless I choose to use them in a way that helps someone or something, my talents don't matter.