Illustrative Essay – My Biggest
Adventure
What would be the
biggest adventure of your life? I have
often asked myself this question. Sadly,
I have discovered I have a vague and vast interest in many things, coupled by lacking
the ability to say no to a challenge. I
have a strong desire to learn new things but rarely have the time to. I have decided it is time for me to create
the biggest adventure of my lifetime. I
believe it is imperative to make this discovery before I run out of time and my
fire for living completely burns out.
Imagine choosing
twelve things that you would like to learn how to do, things you are passionate
about, things you may be familiar with, and even things you have never tried. Then imagine making a list of these twelve
things and devoting one year of your life to actively pursue one thing on your
list each month. To some of you this may
sound impossible due to time and money limitations, but keep in mind not all
things require a huge investment of time or money. To me, this sounds liberating and fun.
It has been said
that doing what you love in life is the key to happiness. So I found myself at this point not knowing
what I love, what I’m good at or even what I’m passionate about. I also wonder how I will manage to find the
time to explore my options. I plan to
make a list of my interests and prioritize them by season, money requirements,
distance of travel, and time requirement. I realize that some of the things I
am most passionate about like skydiving and windsurfing may be difficult to
pursue. So in light of that I am also
considering deeper life-lesson-learning adventures such as volunteering at a
food pantry or homeless shelter and reading stories of adventure to preschool
children to inspire their imagination and passion for adventure. I find that the heart felt adventures that
pull emotion out of me are extremely more difficult and adventurous than cliff
diving or bungee jumping.
I crave the
excitement of immersing myself into each passion I discover and the possibility
of experiencing twelve different endings to my life story. Although I am certain I will find this
extremely challenging I believe I owe it to myself to discover everything that
could potentially make me happy. I
believe having this “big adventure” project will keep me in line towards
creating a more fulfilling and gratifying future. I will be able to try and do everything I desire
and love in my life. To live to my
greatest potential is the biggest adventure I can come up with. I hope this inspires you to try something new
and discover the things that truly make you happy.
Skydiving - tandem
Windsurfing
Bungee jumping
My first barefoot free-climb (no harness or fall protection)
I really liked how you mentioned that not all dreams don't require a lot of money. I think another important thing that you pointed out was that you shouldn't wait to do the things you want to experience. I found no typo's, very good essay.
ReplyDeleteI love this blog, it gives us so much possibility. I especially love this sentence It has been said that doing what you love in life is the key to happiness. I didn't find any typo or grammar error so fantastic job!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this, was so positive. I really liked when you talked about the food pantry and reading to the children. Its the little things that matter for sure. Good job on this
ReplyDeleteI hope that you follow through with your dream of finding what really is an adventure for you. Interesting piece with the objectives of reality. Very fun to read.
ReplyDeleteI really liked that you made the reader think about the things that they would like to do. I would have liked to hear your thoughts and feelings on the different types of adventures you want to go on. Maybe some more ways of describing the different activities to but a great job overall.
ReplyDeleteNice essay. I can tell you put a fair amount of time into it. You did a wonderful job of illustrating your point. Good job! :)
ReplyDeleteI like that you alter your definition of "Adventure" to incorporate experiences that are new, rather than only physically daring like skydiving.
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