Personal Narrative: Taking Life For Granted
Taking Life For Granted
It is amazing how many things we take for granted. We make plans for the day, and don't think twice about how those plans can be taken away in the blink of an eye. I never thought much about it myself, until I was faced with the shock , and undeniable truth of my cousin's death. I don't think anyone really thinks about tragedy until they are actually faced with that horrifying moment in their lives .
I woke up Sunday morning excited for the day I was going to spend with my family playing baseball at the field. I was sitting at the kitchen table with my little brother joking around while eating breakfast . My family's plan for the day was to go to church , then go to play some ball at the park and come back …show more content…
As I was sitting there all alone I thought back to the time when I got to spend a week with Jose. Almost 5 years to the date he passed away, I remember almost all of the family was together at his wedding. All of my cousins sat at the same table and we had such a good time together. Jose was twelve years older than me he was like a big brother thought me a lot of things about life, girls etc... He was the oldest son of my aunt Lourdes and had 3 younger sisters , and a little brother. His little brother Chris was my age and my favorite cousin as we was the same age and spent a lot of time together. He left behind 2 beautiful daughters Natalia 8 and Madison 4 ,his wife of 7 years which was just heartbreaking. This was the first tragic death that we had in the family so it was something very hard for everyone . We drove to my aunts Lourdes house in Long Island , NY . As I saw all of my family members there I will never forget my aunt Lourdes. The look on her face was unbearable. My aunt was in a daze and still in denial . My mom held her older sister like she was her child . My aunt just screaming “My baby “ oh , god My baby”. As I saw my cousin Chris he looked like his whole life had left him, I know that his older brother was everything to him as he never had a father figure in his life Jose filled that hole in his heart . I just hugged him and cried like never before . I remember that it
It is amazing how many things we take for granted. We make plans for the day, and don't think twice about how those plans can be taken away in the blink of an eye. I never thought much about it myself, until I was faced with the shock , and undeniable truth of my cousin's death. I don't think anyone really thinks about tragedy until they are actually faced with that horrifying moment in their lives .
I woke up Sunday morning excited for the day I was going to spend with my family playing baseball at the field. I was sitting at the kitchen table with my little brother joking around while eating breakfast . My family's plan for the day was to go to church , then go to play some ball at the park and come back …show more content…
As I was sitting there all alone I thought back to the time when I got to spend a week with Jose. Almost 5 years to the date he passed away, I remember almost all of the family was together at his wedding. All of my cousins sat at the same table and we had such a good time together. Jose was twelve years older than me he was like a big brother thought me a lot of things about life, girls etc... He was the oldest son of my aunt Lourdes and had 3 younger sisters , and a little brother. His little brother Chris was my age and my favorite cousin as we was the same age and spent a lot of time together. He left behind 2 beautiful daughters Natalia 8 and Madison 4 ,his wife of 7 years which was just heartbreaking. This was the first tragic death that we had in the family so it was something very hard for everyone . We drove to my aunts Lourdes house in Long Island , NY . As I saw all of my family members there I will never forget my aunt Lourdes. The look on her face was unbearable. My aunt was in a daze and still in denial . My mom held her older sister like she was her child . My aunt just screaming “My baby “ oh , god My baby”. As I saw my cousin Chris he looked like his whole life had left him, I know that his older brother was everything to him as he never had a father figure in his life Jose filled that hole in his heart . I just hugged him and cried like never before . I remember that it