Personal Narrative - Life as a Journey The journey of life follows a predetermined pattern; we evolve from needing influence and guidance to finally reach that point where our lives depend on us. I consider myself very lucky to this point in my journey. Some people get sidetracked and end up on a very different path than they originally intended, but the detours I've made have only helped beautify the individual instead of devouring them. According to Freud, the most important period for a person to develop personality is from birth to six years old. At that time my biggest influences came from my family. When I think about that time before kindergarten, the most important person in my development was my grandmother Carmen. She didn't graduate from college or sell corn futures on the stock market, but she had wisdom and tenderness that few possess. My parents worked, so every morning my mother took me to my grandmother's house. I didn't realize it then, but in retrospect, this woman led an amazing experience. She gave birth to three sons, all by cesarean section, lost her husband in middle age, and then raised a grandson for half a decade. He taught me to walk and gave me my first piano lessons. She remains close to all of her grandchildren, but we both know she holds a special place for her first one. When I started school, friends began plotting the path for this journey. At first we hardly know these classmates. Common interests and experiences bind or repel some people to others. But I didn't understand what friendship meant until August 16, 1997. That morning I fell asleep at the wheel of my car and crashed into two utility poles and a tree while going 40 miles an hour. An ambulance rushed me to the Memorial... middle of paper... will become the ultimate test between temptation, my inner strength and the morals I have imposed on my behavior. Perhaps the greatest choice of all in a person's life remains the vocation in which to enter. Even areas in which people have expertise may not provide enough satisfaction to turn into a career, whether that satisfaction remains financial or not. Whatever occupation I choose, I sincerely hope that the journey continues on its uncertain and fantastic course. During this journey of life many external forces manipulate who we all become. Who created my personal connotation? Through every relative, friend and composition everything boils down to me. I took all of these beliefs and put them into a 6 foot 2 inch frame. The real journey is before us, the journey from young adulthood to old age. I just pray that this journey includes a lot of travel and a few destinations.