My life in comparison to others, had not been difficult at all. I have been blessed with a great family and two loving parents who have raised my siblings and I so much better than I have ever realized. I have been loved all my life and have felt, given and received all different types of love. The unconditional love my parents and family have for me is what I believe what shaped me into the young woman I am now. Seeing and learning from their experiences and my interactions with others and with my other family members, I know even helped to form my career choices.
I am currently a partially trained Marine Corps Officer and it is not far from what my previous career path was, which was to become a police officer, but I know that serving is something that is in my blood. I have many family members who are veterans, police officers and even a firefighter. While neither on of my parents were military or public safety officials, I know it is my calling. I also know that it wouldn't be my calling if it wasn't for all of the love I ave been given and felt throughout my life.
Love, honestly, is what fuels my entire life. There are many things that I love and all with different types of love. I love wolves in a different way then how I love my friends, I love my friends different than the way I love love. Personally I believe that love can shape lives and sometimes in bad ways but many times, in great ways.
As a child I never really understood the idea of love but as I have gotten older, and just over the course of being in college I have not changed necessarily, but transformed into the person I am now and it started with realizing that I do things because of love and I always want to do that. My screen savor on my phone is actually a quote from the movie Brother Bear, which I actually blame for making me overly emotional, it reads, “Let love guide your actions” it then says, “it will express itself in unexpected ways”. For me, this is completely true.
If I was being completely honest, I would say I have a rather large heart, not exactly physically, but emotionally and figuratively. When I love something or someone, it will be shown. I am on my way to becoming a Marine because I love this country, people, family, everything so much more than myself and I want to be able to take a stand for those who can’t, or are too afraid to, to help and make a difference, to serve.
I was at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School this summer in Quantico, Virginia for six weeks and while there it became clear to me just how much love I have for things. The opportunity that I have been given to serve others and to serve my country is unbelievable. It is also more than that, it is all I ever want to do. While at OCS we would have a classroom set up in the back of the squad bay and a staff member would talk with us or teach us something, from Marine Corps values, to just sharing their experiences within the Marine Corps. During these times I often found myself, sitting at the position of attention, stoic, but tears continuously streaming down my face, with no sign they would be stopping anytime soon. At that particular moment, I realized that there is nothing else I want to do with my life than to become a Marine. Hearing the passion these women have for the Marine Corps struck me because I saw that passion within myself. It is this passionate love that fills me in this aspect and that fuels my heart, life, and genuine care.
Love has and continues to shape my life. It is a big word that carries so much with it but can also be shown in numerous ways.
