Prof. Shawrtz
Everyone in their lives has to experience a rite of passage and mine was when I was just acquiring my drivers license. Many people go through the same situation when they are first getting their drivers license. This event made a significant impact in my life. It was an event that was accompanied by fear and anxiety which also contributed on how I saw myself as an adult. It also changed the way people around me saw me as an adult and not a child anymore. There were many significant things about this event that made it important. One of them was, If i got my license, I would not have to depend on my parents or some friends on getting a ride from them. I did not have to feel humiliated by my other friends who owned a car. I wouldn't have to bother my parents to get picked up or to be taken somewhere I wanted to go to. I would be able to drive anywhere I want when I have my license. I would not have to depend on anyone anymore but myself to go to places. Acquiring a drivers license would benefit me a lot in many ways. There were many preparations I had to accomplish to get my license. I first had to go to the DMV to take my written exam so I can get a permit first. After I passed the test, I had to wait 2 weeks to get my permit in the mail so I could drive with some with a license.I now had to schedule an appointment to take the 5 hour course which is required to get a license. After I completed the 5 hour course, I scheduled an appointment with the DMV to take my road test. The day to my appointment was coming up so my sister had me drive her car to practice with it. But I wasn't just driving any automatic car, I was driving a stick shift car with 6 gears. I had to drive the car around town so I could get comfortable with it until the day of my road test. As the days kept on coming and getting closer to my road test, the more nervous and scared I was. On the day of my road test, I was excited to know I was going to be driving soon. At the same time, I was so nervous and scared. I was nervous because I did not want to mess up and scared of failing it. As the instructor sat on the passenger seat, my heart started beating really fast. But, I did not let my feelings take over me so I kept calm and did what the instructor told me to do. As questions and directions by the instructor were being told, I simply kept my answers really short with an "Ok, Alright, No problem, yes, no, and Sure." After the test was over the instructor told me to pull over to the side of the road and told me I passed. I felt a relief coming from inside of my body and all the anxiety leaving. There are many ways actions can separate you from being a child and an adult. My parents started seeing me as an adult when I told them the good news that I passed my road test. They figured that I was not going to be that kid that they had to take everywhere and pick him up after school. My parents saw that I was responsible when I had the car and they mostly didn't even think twice about letting me drive. There are many prospectives that separates a child from an adult.
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