It Goes On...

The most important truth I know is simply summarized in a quote by the famous poet, Robert Frost. He wisely stated that “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.” This truth is so important to me because it can keep one going through a hard time. In almost any hard situation the simple reminder that things won’t be the way they are forever can give one the strength to continue and be optimistic. And even at good times it can be a positive message, reminding one that life will continue, giving the chance for new happy events to occur.

My question is going to be “Who is the person who as influenced you the most in your life?” I choose this question because this summer I learned that there are more and better answers to questions like this other than “my mom” or “my brother” even if those are true. Just because you look up to someone, doesn’t mean that they are the person who influenced you the most. On the contrary someone who influenced you the most could be someone you absolutely detested and have been influenced to be completely opposite of them. This question though was truly influenced by a professor I had this summer who I’d be willing to bet would answer this question by saying Martin Luther King Jr. Some people who answer this question this way would answer it solely because they share views with him and admire his “I Have A Dream” speech. But the reason why her answer would lead me to ask this question is because of the reason her answer. Her reasoning would include that he was a father figure to her when at the age of fourteen she joined the civil rights movement and he took special interest in her because she always had to have her legal emancipation papers. She also probably would mention that he was the one who led her to major in philosophy and go into humanities work. Her reasoning inspired this question because it let me see that those who had great minds and were influential to many were also influential on a different, more personal level, a level that anyone can achieve. So when answering this question, include why they were so influential to you.