I recently applied for a school online, where they gave the applicant three essay topics. I chose this one and I'd like to share my essay with you all :)x
There are over 7.5 billion people in this world, and in every four seconds, another enters. Apparently, we all seem to have one thing in common; the need to do something. Elvis Presley sang, Michael Jordon played, Alexander the Great ruled and Nelson Mandela brought justice and freedom to South Africa. While not many of us are known at such a global level, we're all still well remembered by those who grew up with us and studied with us and danced in the rain with us. These are those people who watched us fall to pieces in the worst of times and watched us stand with our heads held high in the best of times.
There are over 7.5 billion people in this world, and in every four seconds, another enters. Apparently, we all seem to have one thing in common; the need to do something. Elvis Presley sang, Michael Jordon played, Alexander the Great ruled and Nelson Mandela brought justice and freedom to South Africa. While not many of us are known at such a global level, we're all still well remembered by those who grew up with us and studied with us and danced in the rain with us. These are those people who watched us fall to pieces in the worst of times and watched us stand with our heads held high in the best of times.
So I come to the question of what I hope to be remembered
by. A figure that’s looked up to? Someone others can trust? Someone who can
bring a difference? Someone who can make a change? I’ve lived fourteen years of
my life thinking and believing that by the age of thirty, I’d have graduated
from Oxford, lived in a beautiful countryside as a lawyer and spent a weekend
in Venice. It turns out; I had already planned my future in this world. But
when I came across this question, I was blank. I was at a loss for words.
So when I think about it, I don’t want to sing, or play, or
rule or bring justice and freedom. I want to be remembered by all the little
things that had a great impact on others. I want to be remembered as the girl
who did something so small, like hugging someone tightly enough that one day or
writing an article that moves a heart and shines a light bulb over their heads,
and then changing their entire life. I want to be known for the cause of
something, for the reason behind a person’s smile.
If I get into Oxford or not, if I live in the countryside or
not, if I become a successful lawyer or not and if I spend a weekend in Venice
or not, I want to be known and remembered by as Wajiha Zia Sheikh; the aurora
in someone's life.
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