Lord of the Flies and the Christian Faith Essay Example

Feeling out of place will make anyone want to remove themselves from the situation they are in. My freshman year which was already an awkward period in my life I felt trapped between growing into adulthood and still feeling like a child. On top of that I was dealing with the struggles of being in a new environment with all sorts of different people surrounding me. The previous ten years I grew up around the same group of kids always having someone to talk or pass the time with at school. Everything was different now, I was surrounded by kids I didn’t know, people I couldn’t talk to, and an overall feeling of being left out.  I felt like I had lost all my friends going to different schools. Many of these new kids has grown up together and had known each other for many years. 

This period of my life challenged me the most due to the sheer fact that I went from having a group of friends with which I could constantly consult to having nothing but myself. Furthermore, I learned a lot about myself.  Everything I did now, I relied on myself and myself only. After going through the motions for the first few months I realized that something needed to change.  I went to the only people that I trusted, my parents. I discussed with them what was going on and the problems I was having at this new school. They were very understanding and told me that if the year continued like this that I could change schools and reunite with the kids that I grew up with. Although I was happy in the moment, I knew that I still had months to go in a school not so fit for me. This was one of those times that I could’ve given up, but I didn’t.  I went about the situation the best way I knew how. I remained positive during all the trials and tribulations, I put myself out there, and mostly I engaged the people around me.  I knew that if I was going to survive this year, I was going to have to make friends and socialize with the people around me. After putting myself out there I found myself with a decent size friend group. They were very welcoming to me; they had known each other since middle school but still made my year much better. Even though I had gotten what I wanted by getting a group of friends I still struggled. Even though these kids were friendly and sociable at school, I found them to be different people when they went home. They were getting into trouble and doing nothing but hurting themselves with the actions and decisions they were making. With this newfound friend group, the end of the year came quickly and so with the summer approaching I had a decision to make. I could either stay at the school I was at and risk going down the wrong path or chose to reunite with old friends and become a better man overall. The decision was an easy one to make, I knew it was time to reunite with old friends. 

Though the year was a struggle I chose to not solely take it as a bad year but to use it as a learning experience therefor bettering myself and the way that I interact with those around me. That point in my life I struggled the most because I felt like I didn’t belong where I was, but I handled everything the best way that I knew how. I consulted the two people that I can rely on the most. I survived the year learning from it and moved onto a school much more fit for me. Overall, I lived, and I learned. Now that I’m in the place I want to be I can look back and reflect on all the lessons I learned from that challenging year.