Introduction
A person’s life is a journey along a winding road filled with bright events, difficulties and obstacles, ups and downs. With each day and each new situation, individuals learn about themselves and the world, gaining unique knowledge and experience. Hence, a person develops a life philosophy, which can change over time and accumulate experience. Therefore, life is a journey where every step today affects “tomorrow.” The decisions should be balanced, and steps should be deliberate. One can enjoy the journey only slowly, admiring the beauty and feeling the “taste” of every minute. This perception of life allows one to constantly discover something new, to search and find what is valuable, as well as to discover the beautiful in ordinary, unremarkable things and appreciate moments. Becoming a college student and finding my identity within the main literary elements from the book “The Alchemist” is the key idea that will be examined in this paper.
Becoming a Student and Finding my Identity
Foreword
Everyone has their role, and their script has been written. As a great poet and playwright, William Shakespeare said that the whole world is a theater, and the people are actors (allusion). Thus, modern men or women have many roles and social statuses. Accordingly, my personality, inner world, hobbies, and preferences were determined to match this “position.” My status has changed and supplemented throughout my life, starting with a child, a friend, a peer, or a schoolboy. After entering college, my status changed to a student, and it is one of the most important and great achievements. My path is not limited only to the received set of statuses but is supplemented and improved. Consequently, as actors, people play different roles, change, and get new ones. The presented narrative with literary inclusions from “The Alchemist” is of particular value for a reader, an example of how many heights can be achieved with a strong desire, long, hard work, and persistent aspiration. I am the plot’s main character, the protagonist, and the schoolteacher can be designated as the antagonist. The setting and environment in which the protagonist interacts are an educational institution and a native home.
Prologue
It was already beginning to get dark when Ghazi completed the student duties at the college. This is a wonderful place where people strive for knowledge side by side, develop and improve themselves, enrich their personality with new information. He decided to return home early to complete the study project. Ghazi thought for a long time about the events around, recalled certain moments, and imagined.
Part One
Ghazi remembered at home and college how deep down he wished to find the identity, true path, purpose, destiny, and life’s work for many years. In addition, he sought to become a student, a socially significant person, to determine his role in society, which would suit his nature and satisfy his own inner spiritual needs. Thus, due to willpower, efforts, talents, and abilities, he achieved his goals, and these moments inspired him to new achievements and feats. At the moment, he is doing what he loves, which brings him joy, satisfaction, and inner harmony. Accordingly, to form and improve certain knowledge, skills, and abilities, he did everything possible to become a student at the prestigious college. Now, (Your name) think that he is extremely lucky to learn from professionals in their field and those who are always ready to lend a helping hand and support in difficult times.
One day, he decided and thought that he needed to start acting, strive for more, even though the ideal, as many believe, is not available. One new, sudden idea came to him like thunder in a clear sky (comparison). He decided to go to college and start doing what his soul lies. Undoubtedly, it was necessary to spread the sails, catch a fair wind and go with the flow. Nevertheless, sometimes it is worth sinking the anchor to avoid heading in the wrong direction (symbolism; anchor symbolizes hope for the best). Soon a sudden idea, a vague fantasy, turned into reality.
Ghazi was preparing for exams, studying textbooks, and devouring more and more new knowledge with insatiable greed. As a person who consciously chose a certain profession and college, he understood and accepted that this is not just a certain role but an identity, a state of mind. It is not just a craft because this profession does not have a single side; it is a whole pyramid that holds secrets and treasures. Thus, with passion and zeal, he aspired to heights, studied the information that could be useful and interesting to him. Time flows smoothly to the climax – the X-hour will come soon.
Part Two
Some years ago, there was a hot summer, sultry morning. The day luminary (personification) reflected oblique rays, the grass and the sky were embraced (metaphor) by drowsiness, and nothing foreshadowed trouble at first glance. However, Ghazi, like many applicants, experienced some stress and tension during exams before entering college too. In fact, it is also a time to enroll in educational institutions. Furthermore, his schoolteacher did not believe in his powers and abilities. She insisted that he must choose a different path and a different road. Moreover, when it was necessary to fully demonstrate the applicant’s competence, suddenly everything “flew out” of his head. The surging excitement and emotions overwhelmed him so much that he could not initially focus on the essence of the tasks.
“Am I really ready to give up so easily?” – Ghazi asked himself.
However, the future college student was well aware that this event could be his first and last chance to become who he would like to be and do the favorite and interesting things among professionals. In addition, there was no way back; the choice was made consciously, and there was no point in abandoning the intended goals and objectives since the path was almost passed.
Ghazi remembered a quote from his favorite book: “there is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure” (Coelho 146).
Hence, he gathered his strength into a fist and his will in check and directed all the available internal energy and concentration of attention to the exam tasks. Ghazi, like an Alchemist, knew the “soul of the world” and followed the path of his Destiny (comparison and allusion). He wrote with passion and inspiration, not paying attention to extraneous moments. His body obeyed him, and he confidently kept a pen on the exam sheets, and his mind observed and helped him use most of the knowledge in practice.
Therefore, he did his best to get the highest score and the desired college. However, the most stressful moment occurred when he waited for the exam results. This moment was the most tedious and most exciting in the life of several future students, including Ghazi. Thus, if he does not score the right points, everything is gone – the hopes and dreams, aspirations and desires. However, when he found out that he had entered college and become a student, his joy knew no bounds.
Epilogue
By enrolling in a prestigious college, Ghazi, primarily, proved not to the schoolteacher but himself that everything “impossible” is possible. Finally, he achieved his goal, became a college student, founding his authentic identity and his true path. Presently, he has to go through many more steps and choose only one path out of thousands of suggested ones. He has to study hard and successfully to justify his status, as well as improve and supplement his knowledge and abilities to become one of the best in the interested field.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I have successfully passed the difficult path in the journey called “life.” I was able to get the coveted status of a college student, and I am very proud of this achievement. In addition, I managed to find my identity, decide on the choice of profession and favorite business, which I expect will delight me throughout my life. The moral basis of this personal narrative and the transfer of my own experience lies in special skills and abilities. Thus, I did not give up and went to the end to the intended goal without dropping my hands even in the manifestation of the slightest difficulties and obstacles. Moreover, I would like my story to serve as a great, unique, and informative example for future students and those looking for their “path” and purpose. Therefore, only with the help of hard work, willpower and perseverance can you achieve the goals.
Works Cited
Coelho, Paulo. The Alchemist. HarperOne, 2015.