"Living Reality"

Since I was a little girl, I have seen how my life has changed. I have had good and bad moments, which they have left powerful lessons learned. As my years of education increased I have learned that I’m in this world for a reason. I have seen how lifestyles have changed into a more equal lifestyle for everyone. I have learned that slaves were forced to work with no pay and that we tend to take freedom for granted.

One morning while I sat in my History class and heard my teacher lecture about slaves I realize that there were people out there not as fortunate as me. For many years slavery was seen as a normal form for labor use. African Americans were forced to be slaves and work with no pay at all. Slaves were seemed as machines that would accomplish the work with no hesitation. If they did not do the job right they would get punished and they would get beat up. Now days we don’t experience that kind of abuse at work. We are not forced to work, it’s our decision if we want to work and where we want to work. We sometimes tend to complain that we are getting little pay for our labor, but we never realize that others were getting pay less or not pay at all. We never see our surroundings or try to help others if they need it. We only think of ourselves and what’s good for us. I have learned that there are people out there who are getting pay very little because they are immigrants and other who are trying to get a job in order to survive and provide a roof and food for their families. We need to be thankful with what we have and appreciated. It’s time for us to help each other since economy is out the door and just keeps getting worst.

Every day we hear new things going on in the news. We hear of deaths and how our economy keeps getting worst. For seventeen years I have waited to step up and speak up. Now that I am eighteen I can vote and raise my voice, this is a privileged I have as a human being. I can choose who I want the United States to be ruled, as well as I can make other decisions that make me feel valuable. We sometimes forget that making our own decisions that will please us is just a privilege. Slaves were not allowed to think for themselves or choose what they wanted to do. They always followed orders and commands that the whites would give them. During my government class I learned that freedom is just a privileged and we should be careful of how we deal with it. Some of us get the wrong concept of freedom and commit crimes that are punishable. Our freedom is for us to speak out and let our thought be heard by others in a polite and respectful way, without offending others or causing harm. We all need to learn to take freedom as a privileged and not for granted.

Now days it is common for people to take freedom for granted instead of a privilege. Slaves never had the option of making decisions for themselves, they had to follow orders without complaining. Also, we need to be happy with what we have an not envy others. I have learned that I need to value my education and thank the teachers and family who taught me what I know up to now, if not I would probably be an ignorant person unable to make up decisions for myself.