Write a 500-word narrative essay.

Narrative Essay-Page 141

People are a reflection of the self . It is said that we view people just the way we see ourselves in the eyes of others . I used to think that people actually meant what they said and said what they meant . I trusted their words as if they came truthfully from the heart

Until

One day when a young mother of a one year old daughter came to me in private and beseeched me to bake a huge cake for the grand birth day party of her daughter

she had planned to celebrate with pomp and show My baking skills were known to my close friends and so was my generosity . I derive genuine happiness by helping others and I am a trustworthy person to all those who come to me in need

Like always , I was thrilled at the prospect of bringing joy to the face of this mother and her little daughter by complying with her request and promising to bake a huge decorative cake for the occasion

The efforts were arduous . The ingredients were expensive . And the cake took more of my time than I had imagined . But I have never betrayed any one so far and I never feel the pain of doing a favor for someone who has asked it of me . I took tremendous pain to complete the cake with all its special icing and attractive decoration on it . I was full of self pride and joy as I began to...