Thankful Childhood memoriesIt is said that one of the prices of maturity is the loss of childhood. I disagree to his saying. Because I have lots of good memories which I will never forget.They say that your childhood is one of the most memorable and greatest moments in your lifetime. It is a time when matter how old you become your childhood days will continue to go through your life ultimately having a view of who you will become. It helped me acquaint myself with many things and left me with the sense that my childhood was far beneficial than one could understand. The childhood that I had was very privileged yet left me experienced with many great things. My childhood in Washington D.C. was a very memorable event for me growing up because the experiences there left me with the knowledge that would help me define who I am.As a child I was very energetic which I would never be tired of playing games, reading, or just to swirl all around. An example is I used to love playing hide and go seek with my sister and cousins where we used to hide under beds, closets anything which would prevent us from getting caught. But also as a child I was very overconfident and often competitive which led me in arguments in many of the games I would play. My cousins would have try to reason with me telling me that it was okay to lose trying to disabuse me of my feelings of greatness. In Washington D.C. I attended an elementary school where not many Korean or Asian people for that matter attended. The first day of school I began to greet other kids with confidence trying to introduce myself unable to communicate properly. I remember during recess time a group of kids dangling with yo-yos walking up to me. This day I remember was when I was immured in childhood, as it left me with it a sadness I wore for even today when I think back on it. During recess the group of kids began speaking to me in English which I was barely able to understand. One kid grabbed my arm with his hand and asked me to run as fast as I can away from here. I just remember asking why? And he replied, if you don’t run away that I will fight you. I was very scared so I couldn’t move as dead as a stone. I looked into their eyes I knew that one of the kids with a small wooden stick made up his mind to try and hit me. Throwing up his head he made a swift motion with his stick as I stepped aside to avoid the attack. At that moment other kids broke into a sea of shouting saying fight, fight! But I knew I was also incapable of fighting because I was new and I didn’t want to get into trouble. The fight was already in its full tide and I didn’t know what to do. All of a sudden the principal came out and waves of rejoicing swept into my head grateful that he was able to come out and stop this fight.At that moment I saw the reality of my childhood slowly wash away and began to understand the wrongness of cutting a life short. Many times I feel like that day led me to which I fled whenever a conflict arises in front of me. I feel like I have to stay firm and wait for help like the principal did. But understanding how I am today and what my childhood has brought me led me to grow strong and be confident and firm. That even though life will try and take you down that I will confront it. I love every moment of my childhood and everything that happened to me because I feel it is a gift. Whatever event took place happened for a reason which I alone was to experience which I am thankful for.