Greg Mortenson's Journey

Lauren Rae Reichardt
English 1A
Robert Nazar
11 February, 2010 Click EnLIGHTenment
People measure the success of others by what they have done in their lives, and for the lives surrounding them. As I realized in my own life, Greg Mortenson makes the realization of the importance of building strong relationships during his mission in Pakistan. Furthermore, this realization made Mortenson’s journey more fulfilling, and changed Mortenson’s outlook on the world surrounding him. Mortenson began to identify with the people of Pakistan and he started to understand their religion and religious practices. He also began to establish relationships with the citizens of Pakistan as well as with people in the United States. This made his journey more
With this mentorship Mortenson was able to achieve success in the mission he set forth to complete. As I had already once failed in my success as a student, when I decided to go back to school I knew that I had to take it seriously. I enrolled in a guidance class for my first semester in order to get myself on the right track. Essentials for Student Success was where I fortunately gained my mentor Andrea Torres. I was unaware of what was holding me down on my path of success, and still feeling lost. I needed the right guidance to steer me in the right direction. Reading Three Cups of Tea I was moved and could relate to Mortenson when he said “He was the wisest man I’d ever met.” (Mortenson and Relin 153) When Andrea’s guidance took me in the right direction, I felt that she was the wisest woman to ever cross my path. Andrea did not know me, or the life I was living, but she was able to provide me with the tools necessary to move forward on my educational path and in my general life. I learned how to use creator language, saying “I can” instead of “I cannot”, or “I will” instead of “I don’t want to.” Andrea’s mentorship continues to guide me through my journey as we grow closer every day, and I found the importance of building relationships with the
I use this passion as a tool to progress further along my path to achievement. And I know that this passion will always drive me to reach the accomplishments I desire. I have a passion to help the people around me, just as Andrea has helped me, and to become an English professor and never stop learning. Just as Mortenson’s passion spilled over into everything he did, my passion cup is overflowing, and spills even into all parts of my life, ranging from relationships with my family and friends to what I should eat on a daily basis. I have made a promise to myself—that I will never give up on my dreams. I have realized that in order to be successful in life I needed to make big changes in my lifestyle, and I have made those positive changes to guide my success in the right direction. I am currently attending classes full time, as well as volunteering my time to mentor 36 students. Although I am giving up a lot of my free time in order to help the success of others, I feel that this experience is extremely rewarding and that I will continue to grow throughout my journey and the experiences I endure every day. This is important to me because in order to have the impact on the world that I want to achieve, I need to be a good person, and that goodness will fill the lives around me, as well as my own