Who Am I Essay, Research Paper
In my heart, I am an Indian. By law, I am an American. I?ve learned to live the
Indian way at home and the American way outside. By training at home, I have
been able to retain my culture and learn about my religion. By mingling up in
this society, I am learning about American culture and Christianity.
Although I?m surrounded by the American culture most of the time, I have been
able to keep my native culture alive. I speak my native language at home, which
is Hindi. I am learning to read and write in Hindi using the Internet. Our
culture is to respect our elders and especially our teachers. In our culture,
teachers have the highest position in our society. Education is the most
important thing to us. We must get good education. Traditionally, we do not have
to
undergo stresses caused by disintegrating of families. Another important thing
our culture teaches us is to respect other cultures and
religions.
I am one of those very compassionate people who cannot not see anyone in any
kind of pain or suffering. It kills me to see children being torn away from
their parents when their parents divorce. I cannot see children left out in the
world with no one to care for them, with nowhere to live, with nothing to do.
For people and children like these, I always pray to God that in some way, some
time, shows me a way in which I can cut the miseries for these people. I have
many
hobbies which keep going in the right direction. These help me stay away from
drugs and help me practice abstinence. One of my hobbies is poetry writing.
Poetry helps me express my feeling
towards things like the miseries of people. Another one of my hobbies is singing
in the school choir and playing the flute in the
school band. God has wonderfully blessed me with musical talent that nurtures my
sensitivity. Reading helps me become aware of the world. It shows me the many
problems of this world and I often think what I can do to help the world.
Religion also plays a major role in my life. Without God, for me, there would be
no life. God is the only one to whom I can tell my inner feelings without being
scared of anything or anyone. My dream is to become a pediatrician so that I can
help children, the hopes and aspirations of every society, to live a healthy and
therefore a meaningful life.
I am proud of myself. I am proud of who I am. I have a high self-esteem which
carries me far into life. High self-esteem gives me confidence and the assurance
that I can achieve all my goals if I
have faith in myself. I can also achieve my goals if I keep a strong faith in
God and know the fact that He is with me every step of the way and that He will
keep me on the right track. I am also aware that I must keep working hard in
order to accomplish my dreams. America is made of so many cultures. Living here
has helped me learn about the many cultures and religions of this world. In many
cases, it has helped me appreciate myself, Preeti Kumar, as to the kind of
person I am. Most of all, it has helped me in search for my
identity.