| DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY: | | | | John never answered the question directly but I |
| When I entered senior high school I was never very | | | | remember he told me "for each and every one of us |
| much decided on what I would want to study in | | | | there is a purpose for living and that there is nothing |
| college or what I wanted to be in the next twenty | | | | as bad as live and never know your purpose in life". |
| or so years. I was still young and I loved to party | | | | Later on, after the congress, I got a chance to chat |
| almost every other day. I would miss lessons as if | | | | with john again and he drove the point home of why |
| that was part of the curriculum, and I never cared | | | | I needed a purpose in life in order to succeed in my |
| whether I passed or not. | | | | careers. From that day onwards john has always |
| My parents happened to have come from a rich | | | | been my mentor. He has ever since helped me |
| background and I thought the money was all that | | | | choose a career in international business and above all |
| would answer all of my problems, whether financial, | | | | he helped me reform my life. He made me |
| social or emotional. | | | | understand the essence of life, and ever since I |
| During my final year of high school, I happened to | | | | never missed a lesson again, not unless it was due to |
| have accompanied members of the chemistry class | | | | reasons be yond my control, like sickness. Even |
| to a local science congress competition. I was not a | | | | whenever this happened, I always made sure that I |
| member of the presenting team but while I was | | | | informed my tutors of my possible absence or I |
| moving around seeing what others had presented I | | | | always explained later the reason for my absence. |
| happened to have met someone who ever since has | | | | Johns insight helped me complete my A levels and I |
| influenced my life in a very positive manner. | | | | passed without a single pass in my transcript. Now |
| The person I met was one humble character and a | | | | am happy since am now taking my higher diploma in |
| peace-loving person. He was actively involved in | | | | international business and I have reformed to such a |
| community projects and he always had a passion for | | | | point that I am an usher in my local church. |
| success. He was hardworking and was always one of | | | | In addition to this john also introduced me to new |
| the top ten performers in his school. John was also | | | | ways of expanding and managing businesses to a |
| an active member in the schools Christian union, and | | | | point that my father has appointed me one of the |
| beyond that, he was also a bible study leader. The | | | | directors of his Gerald's group of companies. |
| person I met (john) happened to have come from a | | | | Nowadays john has come to be one of my closest |
| much wealthier family from our own. When I met | | | | friends and indeed he has asked me to be his best |
| him, he was preparing to present his project and he | | | | man when he gets married soon. He is currently |
| called out for me to help adjust his tie. Within the | | | | pursuing a degree in international economics and he |
| ensuing conversation, I asked him why he was so | | | | hopes to complete the undergraduate course |
| much pre occupied in sciences yet he had businesses | | | | successfully. |
| to run after school. | | | | |