When I told him how I really felt, he told me I needed to change. He told me I was too young. That I didn't know what love was. That it was over. He said "He doesn't care about you! He doesn't care one way or another! You aren't important to him at all! But that wasn't true. None of it. I knew it wasn't. Deep down, I think he knows that too. That's what confuses me. What's the harm being done? How am I going to "ruin my future" as they say or "lower my self-esteem?" There is no way. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe we were wrong. But how long must a person pay for a mistake? How many good deeds does a person have to do to cancel one bad deed? How many times do they have to say "I'm sorry" or "Please forgive me!" before actually being forgiven? Does one mistake justify a person? Does one bad deed or one big mistake define the type of person someone is or has the potential to be? If that is the case, every person on this earth is considered a bad person. Every person whose hurt someone, or made a bad decision, or lied is a bad, unruly, cruel individual who will never be forgiven and can never be given a second chance. What kind of world what this be? What kind of life would a person have? How can you judge and criticize someone else for doing something wrong, when everyone does wrong. No one is perfect. Everyone does bad. Everyone has lied. Many have killed. Many have stolen. A lot of hid things. But does that make them all bad people? What if they have asked for forgiveness? Maybe they have learned their lesson. But how will we ever know if we nee give out second chances. Mistakes are going to be made until the end of time and there is nothing anyone in this world can do about it, but we ALL have the option of forgiving! Just keep in mind, forgiveness is not just an option or a choice you have. Forgiveness is A REQUIREMENT!

Maybe You Are.....

Do you ever feel empty?

Do you ever feel worthless?

Do you ever feel dead?

Do you ever seem invisible?

Like the world doesn't see you?

Like the world doesn't need you?

Like the people around don't need you?

Like the people around you don't care?

That they don't care about you?

That they don't care about your happiness?

That they don't want you to be happy?

That they don't want you there?

Maybe they don't care.

Maybe they don't want you to be happy.

Maybe you are invisible.

Maybe you are dead......

Introductory Paragraph (Power) - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Abraham Lincoln once said "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." This means although all men can handle some hardship or struggle, too tell if a man has true character, give them power and see what follows. This is right because regardless of how much bad happens to a person, that doesn't define their character. This can be clearly seen in in Nicholas Spark's novel The Notebook. Noah shows that his hardship doesn't defeat him and his true character when he continues to try and help Allie remember, being there for Allie after she broke his heart, and staying by Allie's side despite the disrespect and mistreatment of her parents.