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Weekly Blog 2 | A Brief History
The tale of a koi fish. The meek little carp that kept swimming upstream, against the current and overcoming every obstacle in their way–a stringent test of endurance to achieve their goal of transforming into a mighty dragon. Against all odds.
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Koi fish seem like mere carp, but one would be surprised at how durable and resilient they actually are.
We create/adopt stories to give ourselves something to believe in, and those stories we create (or choose to believe) are what shapes us in our environment, it is how we choose to interact with our environment. What we choose to see/pay attention to. Negative stories, negative outlook. Positive stories, positive outlook. To give us strength. To keep you down. To give ourselves reasons to keep trudging on. To give ourselves reasons to give up. A reason to not give up when life feels like it’s going to swallow you whole. A reason to succumb to the inevitable turmoil of life. We have so much control over the quality of our lives, and I feel that isn’t understood as profoundly as it should.
My academic track record before coming to ODU had been rough. I was not in a healthy environment and every aspect of my life took a toll. My outlook on life was up and down, because I did not have the luxury of any kind of stability. However I endured, escaped the situation and pursuing education again because I know I have to ability to succeed, I was just in the wrong environment. So I left so I can find an environment where I can succeed, progress and grow as any human is capable of doing. I believed in the story of the koi fish–although I don’t have a body of muscle to showcase my strength, I’ve overcome many obstacles because I believed in the story of strength, endurance and perseverance. Against all odds.
While my immediate family played an overall negative role in my life, I would not have developed the strong value system I have today if it was not for that experience. Most importantly, I have developed some close friendships and bonds outside of family that serves as my support system to this day. I have a lot to be grateful for, I’m content with where I am, and looking forward to where I’m headed–upstream.