A conversation that changed me was one time I was complaining to my dad about an unfair grade when he just said, "The world doesn't care if it's fair." He wasn't being mean, just blunt and honest. It made me realize that being angry wouldn't change the outcome, only my attitude toward the next challenge. After that conversation, I stopped dwelling on the past and started focusing on what I could actually control. Today in class, we worked on the writing evidence assignment.
My most absurd personal experience was one time, it was after school, when my friend and I decided to go to church that evening. Also, around this time, I had a strange addiction to eating cornstarch. I just liked the texture, and I liked the taste. Anyway, I had my friend taste it, and her parents came to pick us up to take us to church, and we weren't ready, so we rushed to get out the door, leaving the box of corn starch open. We went to church and enjoyed the service. After the service, there was an ice cream truck outside, so we decided to get some. As we waited for her parents to pick us up, a young man approached me offering a prayer. I accepted, and these 2 people started praying for me and my friend. At first, things were normal, but they started to get weird. Before I knew it, 5 people were all gathered around me, praying for me, speaking in tongues. I didn't know what to do. It was crazy. After that, her parents arrived and drove me home. My friend came inside to get...
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