We are born in cultures that give us a perception of the world, and with this understanding, we view the world in that same way. I was raised by my mother since my dad died when I was 10. She did her best in raising me in a traditional place where our traditions meant everything to all of us. My mom used to tell us stories that she had learned from her grandmom since her mom was always at work, one of them is “the story of the boy cried wolf,” which deconstructed my world view. This was a good story with a moral lesson that one should never fake their situation no matter what. This lesson has taught me not everything you hear is the truth and you should never cry out for where it is not necessary or where you are able to help yourself and we must invest for the future. I saw the world as a place where I must work hard and obtain what I desire because that is what my mom told me. She said the only way to succeed in life one has to be humble in any situation and always choose to be quite because being quiet does not mean you are stupid but you know when to talk. For example, I have learned that the only way possible is to respecting my elders since this has many blessings and a long life.

They are many traditional things that we do that seem to be weird to other when we tell them about, like in my culture wearing black is not allowed even though we do, my mom said they were told that wearing black is attracting bad luck or bad vibes into your life or if your walking and a cat crosses in front of you, you should not continue with that path rather take another path as a cat symbolises bad luck and lastly I grow up counting doves and say something after counting them like 1 dove means sorry meaning they is something bad that is going to happen in your life or 8 is for money meaning you are going to get money anytime soon , and many more and I still do it tell today because I believe in it even though some might think its crazy

In conclusion our cultures are unique in different way and one must not disrespect other cultures just because they do make sense to him or her or rather he or she dose not like how they do things. I’ve learned to respect other and try my lever best to understand and help them because you will never know what someone is going through at the moment , and in other cases that one person you helped might be an angel sent by God to test you to see if you deserve the blessings waiting for you.

My father died when I was 10 years old, at that time I didn't quit understand what death really meant. I was raised by my mom, she always had a way to fill all the emptiness I felt. She did worthing for me and my little sister till this day. 

Sometimes I just wonder what would life be like if my dad was still alive, that's when I started creating my own work whereby everything is perfect. When ever I fell sad, lonely or unhappy I go to my own world and be at peace, I haven't had a name for this world because it is too perfect, when I told people about this they would take me as a crazy person not understanding where everything came from. 

As a family we've lived through poverty one year in and another year out, some years weren't too bad but other were too much to handle. We weren't those kind of people how would go asking around for help we suffered alone.

People around the neighborhood would talk bad things about us, at some point that would bother me but now I understand that everyone has his or her own way of viewing life and how one should live.I'm on a quest to end all the suffering we've been through over the years and show people that everyone has their own journey.

I'm ready to work hard and do what ever it takes to reach a very high level in life. I want to show all my enemies and those that think and say I won't make it in life the with GOD anything is possible. Later on maybe 10 or 15 years later I will be the one helping their children and I'll do so with an open heart because I know the struggle.

Never judge a person without knowing what they've been through or evenmore what they are going through.