Looking at this chart, I've never really reflected heavily on what I've done in my lifetime and that's just a very few. This assignment taught me about my morals and what I consider is morally right, along with what's wrong. This timeline ranges from what good I've made of myself; however, along with the mistakes I've made in my past and even present. It's amazing to think about the things that we consider 'wrong' (lying, cheating, stealing, etc) but can be associated with the right. I've always been taught that the past makes us, however the present shapes us. I never really understood that saying, till now.
This assignment taught me a lot about myself as an individual and how much I've grown since I was a little girl. I've definitely made mistakes that I'm not very proud of, but I've learned to accept them and move on with my life. As our lives change and as we grow older, we begin to realize what really is important and what we become of ourselves. We may not be the perfect human beings, but we are human and we're still in the process of learning the difference between what's right and what's wrong. And this leads me back to the quote: "The past makes us, however the present shapes us". This is the time to make mistakes but there's no need to dwell on what was then and let what happened define who we are. The past will always be there, but it's up to us whether or not we want to grow from it.
