Let me tell you a story of two of people.One is of a kid who was raised in a military family as an only child and has been in honors to ap classes since he started middle school.The other lives with his mom, stepdad, and with his 7 other siblings and struggled for better.
Boy one had everything given to him since the day he was born but he was sheltered away from challenges. but the summer after 5th grade when he took a test that put him into the honors program where he finally got challenging work and found his love for the more challenging.So on his weekends he would explore to find the new to feed his starving mind on complexity,challenges, and knowledge. His inspiration for working hard was to discover to keep his mind content.
Boy two struggled had to work for everything. just to pass 1st grade all the way up to 5th grade he had to have a tutor for every subject. His own mother thought he had A.D.D. and had him tested multiple times to find out he is smart but simple things would be hard for him to comprehend.His inspiration to keep working hard was his step-father who dropped everything to join the army so he could support his growing family. He always told him go to school and do good so he won’t end up like him working everyday only seeing his kids for only a couple hours a day if he wasn’t working the night shift.
So which one am I. Allow me to reintroduce myself my name is Ian Brothwell I am a junior in high school who loves to explore so he has another story he can tell, I am also practicer of culinary, and a music writer. Because all I know that I’ve set out for is to have a longer life. And the only way to obtain that is to find something new to experience for that moment where time just sits as your mind registers that new event. For that brief moment in time I feel the soothing sensation of bliss.But now my desire for working is to gather as much experience and knowledge so I can pass it on to the next generation.
In conclusion if it weren’t for being sheltered but driven to be better I would’ve never have found my passion for discovery and helping those through my own experience. Because what’s not better than being a jack of all traits.