Symbols and You-essay

My Four Symbols are Me

There are many important things in my life that I possess which makes me who I am. Each object is far different from the rest. maybe this is because I’m diverse in what I like, or maybe it’s because I’m so liberal to accepting certain objects as a symbol of mine. Besides the fact, there are four most important symbols that makeup me. These symbols are held right next to my heart. I find them incredibly special and extraordinary. The speciality of these objects and people show who I am and what I deem special.

The symbols that are close to me include a cross, my family, weights, and a butterfly. Although these seem like ordinary objects, and most are quite understandable as to what they are, they all have a great meaning. These objects are considered symbols because they have both a literal and figurative meaning.

The cross is my most important symbol. I am a Christian in the Methodist denomination. The Methodist symbol is actually a cross with a red flame to the side of it, but the cross is a more general symbol to show my beliefs in Christ. This is my first symbol because I feel that my faith and God are the most important things in my life. I grew up in the church and have had affiliations with Christ all my life. I respect my religion, denomination, and church because of my childhood and teen-hood in my church. This symbol, though, may have other interpretations. There are many people as well who aren’t Christians. With this symbol being the most important, people might think of me as a “Jesus freak,” but that isn’t a bad thing to me.

This symbol also shows my possible future to becoming a pastor. My pastor at my church is a great mentor for my to look up to and to rise to becoming an incredible pastor. It would be such a cool job because I love to learn about the Bible and the church. I grew up in the church with my family, who are also incredibly special.

My family is the best. Their love for me and each other is infinite. They are very supportive for me and whatever I may do in my life, to an extent. They also have taught me life lessons and values that have created the ideas for my morals in life. Although there may be struggles along the way, my family have stuck together.

My family and I can see how to become better people by the actions of the others’ doing. My two role models are my parents. They are smart and wise, and they know so much about life that they can teach me something new every day. My brothers, although quite obnoxious, can show me the art of sisterhood. When I see their actions, I can set goals for myself on how to be a mature role model. My whole family has support for me, especially in school and sports.

A sport I “play” is powerlifting. That’s why my third symbol are weights. I believe I was given a gift of strength, and I use it in powerlifting. Over the past two years, I have discovered and improved at powerlifting. I didn’t realized I was so strong until I broke my first school record. This was monumental.

This sport was a pivotal experience of my life. Normally, I was always a mediocre everything and now, as only an eighth grader, I had achieved a broken record and was welcomed into two weight categories. Over the past year, I ended the season with three broken records and competing all of the weight categories. This had never been done before at my age and was an incredible surprise to everyone. A lot had been accomplish over the past year. Not only with sports or school, but with my church as well.

The butterfly may normally symbolize beauty or new life, the butterfly has a little bit of a different meaning for me. This passed summer, I attended a Methodist retreat with a small group of teenagers who wanted to experience something incredible. This event that took place is called Happening. This is were you can experience new, religious awakenings, tremendous love, and a good bit of fun. The experience is different for everyone so no one is allowed to tell what going on at Happening. I definitely had new awakenings over the weekends. The butterfly symbolizes new life, but as in a new life in Christ with different understandings. That weekend was incredible. This is my fourth most important symbol of my life.

These symbols all show who I am. They show my identity. The cross explains my Christianity and love for God. My family, one of my favorites, shows who I am and why I act the way I act. They also explain my morales because of what they have taught me. The weights show the sport that I love and do, which is powerlifting. Lastly, the butterfly represents the new religious change I have experienced through Happening. These are the most important symbols that represent me, and these are the most important! These four symbols are who I am, and I am these four symbols.