There are points in our lives that can be traced back to one central point; the one point in which everything about one’s character can change drastically. It can be an important event in somebody’s life, or a realization that who they are is not what they are capable of becoming. These points are found at different points in life for different people, and sometimes there are even multiple points that fit this description. In regards to myself, the turning point was less about myself, and more about an old friend of mine.
Leading up to this pivotal point in my life, I had a friend named Zach; my best friend, at that. We had become friends five years prior to seventh grade, but in the fifth grade, the situation had …show more content…
I had effectively bullied one of the few people that I could be able to consider one of my best friends, and didn’t even consider that what I was doing might’ve been in the wrong. The topic of those years has come up between the two of us in the past years, and he recognizes the fact that I regret it deeply, and that while the past can’t be changed, the future is still able to go on, with the two of us as friends again. But even with that, who I was changed after I realized what I had done. I made an effort to interact with people differently, and even though I was still that awkward kid from years prior, I had and have still done my best to not treat anybody the same as I did back then.
People don’t stay the same. They change all throughout their lives, with each of their experiences contributing to another aspect of their life or personality. Some of these experiences are greater than the others, some involve loss, while others involve gain. Some can be from major events, and others can be the influence of another, for better or for worse. Experiences shape lives, and create the people that we know. Whether or not these bring out a positive change is up to the