I remember being scared but then I was reminded that it shouldn't be scary because a better future awaits us behind those walls. This memory of mine made me realize that being strong and looking forward to the future can help you become a person with a stronger set of mines. This event taught me that even though I never had the father figure I wanted, that doesn't make me any less of a father-raised person. It also taught me that forgiveness is something we should all carry with us but should never forget because it is from experiences like this that it teaches us what we are capable of on our own. My mindset in the future is that I will always be kind-hearted and forgiving, but I would also try to become a stronger person because if I was able to survive the journey to the new world, I could survive anywhere if I just tried hard enough and conquered my doubts that live in my head. Furthermore, if I managed to live a life without a father figure and I am still where I am today, then it means that I became my own person, always independent, I had no one to shape the way I see things. Sometimes they say it should feel like fire until it burns you like you can't, you know you can't stay like that