Declaration

When Mr. Kefor first asked me to pick a concept for my concept-folio, I initially thought of the concept ‘mother earth’. But being the indecisive person I am, I decided that the ‘mother earth’ concept was too restrictive and so I changed it to ‘perception’. I soon realized that ‘perception’ was much too broad a concept for anyone. I finally settled on the concept ‘peace around us’.
I love the earth and am a huge believer in helping other people. Some people consider me ‘hippie-like’ or a ‘tree hugger’ because I am a preacher of peace and saving the earth. Personally, I have no problem with those labels. I’d much rather believe in peace, than nothing at all. A great man once said, “You can tell more about a person by what they say about others than by what others say about them.” I whole heartedly believe in that.
Because of the different struggles I’ve had to deal with, I’ve learned how to persevere, how to be optimistic in the face of any hardship, and how to “kill with kindness”-as my mother calls it. I’ve had to find peace within myself and motivation from the things around me. It is not what happens to you that is important; it is how you react to what happens to you that really matters.
This year I decided that instead of rolling over and playing dead, I would do something important with my life; my time was not over. I have something to believe in; something to put my whole heart and soul into, and that makes me feel like life is not hopeless. If I really try, I can make a difference in this world, and even if I only touch one person in my lifetime, then that’s alright; that would be more than I could have asked for. This concept-folio is a little snip-it of what is important to me. Mother Teresa once said, “Peace begins with a smile,” and you know what? I love to smile.

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson