Resilience

The movie "Homeless to Harvard" is a very inspirational story which I enjoyed very much. I found myself wanting to find out what happened and the decisions which the main character, Liz Murray, made. My favorite part of the movie, was when Liz was working almost non stop to finish high school in two years, and studying at her job. She had stayed late at school one day and her principal came in and said "You're going to kill yourself," which is a loosely used phrase. Liz responded with a resolved, "No, I am going to live." The loose saying which her teacher used meant more to Liz because her mother had just recently died and Liz did not want to follow in her footsteps. This quote and the attitude in which the quote was presented shows how resilient she was. I am not entirely sure if I would have been as determined as Liz if I were in that situation. If everyone I had ever known were drug addicts, angry, tired, and living off of welfare, I would probably follow in their footsteps. It is really cool knowing what she accomplished, and how her life is so much better because of it.