Personal Narrative: A Life Changing Experience

People are like clay in the process of being sculpted, always changing and never be the same afterwards. We age, learn and grow everyday of our lives. Sometimes we experience events that change us in some way and we can look back on that event and recognize a difference before and after that moment. A life-changing experience that greatly contributed to forming the person I am today occurred during a three day confirmation retreat. I was born and raised Catholic, so it was expected that I would do Confirmation, and up until that point, I had been mostly passive about it before, seeing it as simply another after school activity. It started on Friday in late February of 2013, where the date was set for us to meet at an office building parking lot in the center of town. I remember my dad rushing to the rendezvous
This was a very influential experience in my adolescence that contributed to who I currently am. This retreat made me take my personal beliefs regarding spirituality and morals into consideration, and reevaluate my lifestyle into something I preferred. While I am glad I went, I can still remember feeling some lessons drove their point to a point of repetition, mainly revolving around the seven deadly sins and being a good Christian person in modern day society. But I am overall glad I went through this event, because it made me realize my passion for good; I was also able to take a break and reflect on my beliefs, and compare to what my parents had raised me to believe; which is not something many people give themselves enough opportunity to do, and that’s not healthy in my view. I am glad I was able to develop a personal set of beliefs and values. This was an experience that profoundly changed me as a person, and made me really passionate about what I believed