I remember being afraid, but then I was reminded that it shouldn't be scary because a better future awaits us behind these walls. This memory makes it hard for me that being strong and looking to the future can help you become a person with a stronger set of traits. This event taught me that even though I never had the father figure I wish I had, that doesn't make me any less of a person raised by their father. It also taught me that forgiveness is something we should all carry but should never forget, because it is from experiences like this that we learn what we are capable of on our own . My mindset going forward is that I will always be good 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 would be able to survive no matter where if I try hard enough and defat my body. doubts that live in my head. Additionally, if I was able to live without a father figure and still be where I am today, that means I became my own person, still independent, I didn't have anyone to shape the way I saw things. Sometimes they say it should feel like fire until it burns you like you can't, you know you can't stay the