An event that thoroughly changed my life was when I ‘stole’ my horses. It gave me many qualities, or should I say brought out my many qualities. Some of those qualities are my passion, creativeness, and stubbornness.
My passion for my horses, which I cared so much about, could have easily been looked at insanity. My horses were supposedly being starved, so I would not stand by and do nothing. The man that was supposed to be caring for them was a very terrifying man. My mother was so scared that she would not go up there to get them herself. So I snuck up there and took them myself and two other friends. I was also willing to fight the cold February night air to get them away from there. When it was all said and done, I accepted my punishment, strict grounding until summer, and never complained once.
My creative side came out in many areas throughout our journey. We couldn’t figure out how we were to get them out of the pasture, because the only gate was near the man’s house. I deiced that we need to cut the fence and go out the back. Then it became very cold when the sun went down. We could not start a fire because it would have cause to much attention. I gathered up pine needles and covered us with them. Then the wind began to pick up and blow under the pine needle and blow them all around. I knew we were near a veterinarian clinic, so we moved the horses there inside the barn. We were going to camp in the hay loft. Then the police pulled in behind us.
I am a very strong-willed person. Even though I was terrified by being caught by the police, I held my head high and didn’t show them how scared I truly was. In my mind I had done nothing wrong and no one could convince me otherwise. Although I knew my actions a server consequence, I still did not let that deter me from what I felt was right. My stubbornness help give me courage to stand up to what I believed in.
In conclusion, when I believe in something I will pursue it until the end. The qualities about myself that I take pride in are my stubbornness, my creativeness, and my passion. A great quote by Joan Jett states, “I think I was born strong-willed. That’s not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do.”
