application personal statement

My community and how it affects my upbringing

I love to walk on summer afternoons and gaze at the yellow sun , its light rays sipping though my skin . In those walks , I notice old people standing outside their homes , weary and looking distantly as if remembering their youth from a remote past . I walk until the sun sets it 's rays fading and I can 't help wonder what made these people look so weary

Images of these people challenges me . They prompt me to think of my own life , one without

regrets . A life that is lived with a mission to help give and serve . In college , I would want to take up a course on the sciences and someday become a doctor . I want to prevent the spread of diseases and promote health and well-being . I want to give joy to old people whose lives have been limited by health concerns and physical disabilities

When I was young , I was exposed in such a community . People who reach old age no longer function as part of the community . They always seem to be waiting for days where they will no longer be burdened by physical deformities and leave this world . However , I deeply feel that their passing can be avoided if there is adequate cure for diseases and knowledgeable health professionals who can aid them

In addition , I am more saddened if health problems that occur among the young . I believe that it is during our youth that we acquire habits that define our lives . The choice of the food we eat and the habits that we do , affect our future . Nowadays , I see young people who don 't care for their health . I want to do something for them . I want to aid them in their choices for them to live a healthy life

Lastly , I believe that the community where I grew up in opened my mind to these realities . I am glad that I was able to reflect on what I saw and decide on what I would do to change my place and my world for the better . I do hope that I 'll soon enjoy watching the sunset , not seeing it as a passing of time but as a beginning of a life lived for the welfare others...