Bad Things Lead to Good

張貼日期：Jan 20, 2012 2:39:32 AM

Patrice Wang

Before I graduated from high school, my parents had taken good care of me. They always thought I was as fragile as flowers, so they protected me carefully. This was the most wonderful period of my life. However, I had no choice but to leave my harbor because I had to enter college. There is long distance between my college and home. At the start, I was so excited because I can live in the capital, Taipei. Soon I found it was the beginning of the nightmare. I realized that I should complete everything by myself and my parents couldn’t help me anymore. Therefore, I felt upset and frustrated, but I still must finish my college courses.

After the period of time, I became more independent than before. In the past, I was unable to cook, wash my clothes, and sleep without my younger sister, but now I often go shopping without any company. Actually, it is a good way to relax myself, for I do not need to care about the person who goes shopping with me, and I can have freer time to browse everything that I want to see. Having one’s own time is also a good way of spending time.

Living by myself also gives me more chances to contact many kinds of people. Some people are easygoing, some are difficult, and others are weird. No matter which type, I should know how to communicate with them. Especially sometimes I should contact some people who are very cantankerous. With these experiences, I knew how important social ability is. In my condition, I need to have good relationships with my roommates. After all, I have to live with them for a year, so I do not want to have any quarrel with any of them. After the period of time, I have learned how to have good communication with others.

Finally, I found I have grown up a lot, because I am able to take care of myself. In the past, my parents always warned me that I should eat more vegetables, avoid drinking beverages and not to do anything dangerous. Now I knew I should do right things for myself, because my parents cannot look after me all the time. The most important is I do not want my parents to be worried about me anymore, so I have to take the responsibility for taking good care of myself.

Although my parents cannot provide shelter for me, I can protect myself now. I am an adult already. I can protect not only myself, but also my family. I am so glad to have left home for school, because I have learned many things. It also taught me that people may have to undergo frustration and failure before learning new things.