AGUSAN COLLEGES, INC.

M.H Del Pilar Street

Butuan City

Name: ADELINE D. DUAT Date: September 19, 2022

Year and Course: BSED IV- English Instructor: Dr. Isidro Biol, Jr.
Project no.1
Title: Writing an Essay: Life is What We Make It

Quest for Fire and Daffodils

“Life isn’t about finding yourself; life is about creating yourself” as such, our life in this
world is our masterpiece. Our situations are the results of our actions and the decisions
we make along the way. I firmly believed that we must take responsibility and continue
to grow to create the best version of ourselves.

I grew up in a poor family. We always struggled to make ends meet. Every day is like
being on a battlefield, trying to survive with hunger, and sometimes, sleeping on an
empty stomach. I blame poverty for the things I was deprived to have as well as the
struggles I was dealing with myself as I grew up. There are even times that I question
God for how my life sucked while others had happy and abundant families. I was even
at the point where I was lost, empty, useless, and vulnerable. It was the darkest
moment of my life.

But then things change when I was blessed to have two beautiful children. I may have
conceived them at a young age and without a man who stood up for me, but I was
grateful. It was scary, lonely, heartbreaking yet wonderful. My life started to make sense
when I had my kids. I wanted to give them the world, so I made the hardest decision of
my life. Though it was tough, I decided on leaving my children under the care of my
parents to give them a better life, a life I never experienced. I went abroad and worked
as a maid for five long agonizing years in a foreign country.

Being away from my kids gave me the opportunity to provide for them very well. It was
also a way for me to start my life over again. I felt that when I came back to the
Philippines, a better version of myself was born. I was busy blaming poverty for
everything, without recognizing that I haven’t done anything to make my life better. The
realization made me decide to pursue my studies and become an inspiration not only to
my children but to many who are struggling in knowing who they want to become.

Never in my wildest dream, I thought of going back to school in the later years of my
existence, but here I am, a thirty-two-year-old graduating student struggling to fit in with
younger classmates. I know I still have a lot to catch up with, but I am in no rush. I am
aware that there will still be many circumstances that will arise in the future, but I have

faith in how I created the person I am today and I know that God’s guidance is upon me,
he has a better plan for me. Soon, I will be able to wear that black toga and go on stage
to get my diploma. I have never imagined this to happen but my perseverance and the
help of the people dear to me, are making this possible.

Life is a roller coaster ride; it has its ups and downs. It is also filled with so many
experiences that are scary, and nerve-racking yet exciting and fun. There will be
failures, misfortunes, and nasty events that will occur in our entire journey. But in the
end, we create our own future. Our past doesn’t define us, our actions today are what
matters.