Charlie

If life has taught me anything, it’s to go with the flow – to roll with the        punches.

Believe me, punches it will provide:

          Punches,

                   Kicks,

                             Stabs,

                   Beatings,

                                      Smacks,

                                                          Insensitive strikes.

One thing it does not fall short of is negativity. I guess I’m not making

a very good first impression. To clarify, I’m not a pessimist - my cup isn’t             half empty.

I don’t believe life forgets about the positives, either. I’ve just learned

that the obstacles weigh three to four times more than the achievements.

That’s life.

If love has taught me anything, it’s that true love is                              unconditional.

If I’ve learned anything about people, it’s that not all of them love, nor

do all of them understand life.

I suppose I have the upper hand, since I qualify for both of the previous statements.

However, finding all of this out at the young age of                                             seventeen

is hardly fair. But who cares? Life is hardly fair.

It interests me how humans develop their personalities – how a sister

can hate all the things a brother loves. How a mother and father

can have total and complete opposite hobbies. How you have

weaknesses that could very well be my strengths, and                                       vice versa.

What causes people to develop the way they do? To be who they are?

To value their values and to despise what they despise?

What causes people to react differently to situations?

To choose their own style.

What makes some mock others and some unique?

What encourages me to write and you to solve math problems?

One woman to want kids and one to reject them?

One person to abuse and one person to adore?

What causes you to be you and me to be

me?

I don’t know the answer to that, but it’s my goal to find out.

My theory:

Environment. Home life. The critical period.

                             Surrounding. Atmosphere. Background.

                                                                             Circumstances.

You don’t have to agree, but, hey, that’s what makes you, you.

And me, me.