Monica R.

Vicera NR-12
21-23-138 Understanding The Self

Saturday

n o w i n g y o u rself is
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wisdom

Aristotle
 " Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make
sacrifices for it."

- Maya Angelou

Truth be told, if you want something, and you want to be great at it, you have to sacrifice for that
thing, And there it turns out that you love what you do. Because you won't surrender something if you don't
love it, right? You will sacrifice everything so that you can achieve what your heart desires. Even if it is your
childhood memories, you will forget that for the sake of your future.

At the age of 10, I began to ask myself, “What do I really love?” Do I love reading? Do I love
watching? Do I love playing? I said “Yes, I enjoy doing all those things” But I thought that before I could do
all those things, I was first deprived of the right to be happy. That it is not easy to achieve such happiness in
life. It was like you must suffer first before you could enjoy every bit of it. Yes, I’ve suffered so much in life
that I hated the word “life”, No, I loathed it. But then I realized that being selfless is something that should
not be tolerated. It is something to be changed for you to achieve what really life is.

And when I became 16, I asked myself, “Where am I good at?” Is it painting? Is it dancing? Is it
acting? No, none of those things best describes me. I don’t even see myself doing those things. I have no
talent after all. But there is one thing that I’m sure about, I’m good at taking care of my family and friends. I
find it peaceful in there when things get complicated. The agony, misery, and suffering that I have
experienced became the steppingstone for what I have become, and for what I will be. I stuck in my mind
that the world should not be blamed for the suffering you experienced before because no matter what
happens, people are still the ones who caused you pain and. I told myself that it is my time to reciprocate the
world that has given to me. I believe that even in those broken pieces of hope, I can still find the light.

As I’m in front of the laptop and typing the letters forming into words, does the world need someone like
me? Someone that worth the paycheck? thinking our situation right now, lack of nurses and doctors due to
this pandemic, I proudly said yes! I am that someone. I smirked at my thought that how silly of me to dream
of becoming a nurse someday if I still haven't been to the hospital until now.
In this field, this is where I can say what Home actually is. Home that I am longing for long time ago. And
becoming a nurse someday is the last thing I want to be. My name is Monica R. Vicera, your future
Registered Nurse.