Important Words Paper

          Throughout my life, words have played a major role in describing what I do and what I believe. The knowledge of these words began when I was just a little child with my parents reading me stories and telling me how to act as I grew older. Strength, determination, responsibility, as well as faith, hope, and love are words that I have found were the most meaningful and significant in my life.
          Strength is the property of being physically or mentally tough or the power to resist stress or force. This word has meant so much to me in my life because it reminds me that every time a situation in life brings me down, God has given me the strength to get right back up again, “He sends a cross, but He also sends the strength to bear it.” (Tolstoy) Determination is the quality of being unwavering when trying to achieve something. This is very similar to strength in where I strive, no matter what the cost, to never give up and finish the race, “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” (Lasorda) This is one of the most important words to me because in baseball there are many times when I feel like giving up when I have been defeated, but it takes real determination to be able to get back up and face the next challenge ahead.
          Another word that has influenced my life greatly is responsibility. Responsibility is a form of trustworthiness. Ever since I was young my parents always wanted me to learn this word and apply it to my own life. I believe as I grew older and more mature I realized that this word is very essential in building trust. It is important to me that people know that if I am asked to accomplish a task I will be responsible enough to complete it. Responsibility is especially important when a person is in leadership and has a great deal of power, “Remember, with great power, comes great responsibility.” (Spiderman) So many people in today’s world don’t see the need for responsibility, but I believe that if people lived by being more responsible everyone would be highly respected, trusted, and honored.
          Eventually, all the words that have meant so much to me in my life will fade and only three will remain. These three words are faith, hope, and love and have influenced my life since I was born. Faith is having a confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. My faith in God is what gives purpose to my life and without Him I would be lost with no sense of direction. Hope is the virtue and desire to search for a future good in all situations. This can be difficult, but it is not impossible to attain this perspective with God's help. I put my hope in God when things seem impossible and with His help I can do anything. The most significant word of them all to me is love. Love can have different meanings and be experienced at different levels but my goal is to love people by seeing them the way that God sees them. I try my best to love everyone no matter how they treat me in return, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13) These three words have a great impact on my life and the way I treat others.
          All of these words describe my intentions in what I try to accomplish. Even though sometimes I may fall short, I try my best to have strength, be determined, take responsibility, and do things with faith, hope, and love. Ever since I was a child my parents have taught me the right words to live by and I hope to continue to live by these words as I keep on growing to be all that God created me to be.