《不够感谢》艾玛

“不够感谢”——艾玛2021年6月奖学金论文

在我的教育过程中，有几位老师对我的生活产生了影响，我对他们每一位都心存感激。我认为对我影响最大的老师是我的教练、健康老师和体育老师;我在学校内外都认识他很多年了。不幸的是，在2020年3月，我们学区失去了一位我们心爱的人，他正在与白血病作斗争。哈格蒂先生是许多人的老师和朋友，他感动了我们社区中许多人的生活;他的微笑、个性和人生观都是你想要体验的。仅仅是他的存在就能鼓舞人心，把人们聚集在一起，让许多人在他身边感到快乐。
就我个人而言，他教会了我许多宝贵的人生经验，这些经验我至今仍铭记在心。我患有一种疾病，我一直在与之斗争，并将在未来几年继续如此。哈格蒂先生教会了我不让你的身体状况定义你或控制你的生活是什么样子。他告诉我他的第一次治疗过程，他是多么幸运，有他的姐姐在他身边，他是多么感激，他活着，见证他周围的一切。我一直都有同样的感觉，尤其是有我的妹妹和我在一起，我从来没有把每一天都视为理所当然。我们有很多长谈，他总是让我觉得无论生活给我什么，他都在我身边。从他的去世中最大的收获是，我从未有机会与他分享我在不到两个月前做出的一个决定，这个决定即将改变我的未来。我一直没有机会感谢他给了我迈出那一步的勇气，没有机会感谢他一直在我身边，让我明白放弃不是一种选择。
听说他旧病复发，又一次经历了这一切，我很伤心。我们最后的一次谈话是关于我想去哪所大学的利弊。我的整个生活都围绕着什么是可能的，什么是不可能的。在我生命的前12年里，我一直被告知我想做的一切都不可能实现。从医生、专家、护士和老师那里，我看到并知道我经常会露出悲伤的表情，说:“亲爱的，今天不行。”直到现在，我还记得那天我对妈妈说:“我知道，这是不可能的。”她停下手头的工作，对我说:“没有什么是不可能的;这个词本身就是“我是可能的”。然后她调出了时尚偶像奥黛丽·赫本的这句话和照片。那是我第一次听到自己大声说:“我是可能的。”在过去的几年里，我甚至不认为去我梦想中的学校是一个因素，但我仍然决心找到一种方式继续我的教育。 In addition, I never thought I would have an opportunity to become a collegiate athlete due to my medical condition and the many obstacles it brings. It was this conversation that I had with Mr. Hagerty that he said, "Go for it, take the shot," and that's exactly what I did. I began the process, and then, five months later, I committed to play at the school. He was the first person I wanted to tell; I had to let him know that I actually did it and how overwhelmed and elated I was. After all the papers were signed, I had a copy just for him to see that this was really happening and that my dream was coming true. I was at a complete loss and beyond shocked when he passed, as so many of us were and still are. This all happened at the heels of a world pandemic, one that has changed and altered so many lives, including mine. At a time where I am at such a crossroads is when I would want to talk to him, want to hear his advice, and work out my next steps with him, but I cannot. He will always carry a special place in my heart. I would want just one more chance to say thank you. Thank you for pushing me, thank you for believing in me when so much seemed impossible, and for reminding me that I am. Thank you for being the person that not just me but everyone looked up to and wanted to be like.