I’m that tree in my neighborhood where it’s dry and I don’t know if it is alive or dead
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by oneperson_01
One more time here I'm wondering what’s the point about everything. Some people sing and touch the hearts of others. Some people build houses. Some people teach others. Some people have purpose and they know about it.
I would like to have a purpose but I have only two things: the frustration about trying to learn English and all the time make mistakes, and to be stuck in the same place for years. Probably the second point it's a normal feeling of the age. I’m 18 years old and is it normal to feel it, right?
I’m tired of living my life like this no purpose, no dream just all the time asking myself if what I’m feeling it’s real or not.
I’m that tree in my neighborhood where it’s dry and I don’t know if it is alive or dead.
Thanks for reading.
-R
Hey oneperson_01, I think your text is really poetic. It made me feel moved and quite sad, I hope everything is alright with you. Don't try to focus too much on the mistakes you're making! You write really well and we only learn through our mistakes! I only started learning a second language when I was 17 and I only wished that I could write and communicate in the same capacity that you can. Your text made me feel emotions! That's worth celebrating over! I also understand the pressure to perform and to be something exceptional, to have your life figured out at 18, etc. I was the same way. But you'll find your own path and where you want to go in life, there's so much to live for. I have the same feeling of frustrations when I'm learning your native language and every day I wish I was just a LITTLE more fluent. But eventually, we'll get there, we just have to keep moving forward!
This is a nicely written text. I'd encourage you to embrace your mistakes and see them as opportunities to learn and grow. We all make mistakes--very often--as we're learning a new language, and sometimes our gradual progress isn't so apparent to us (especially after we get beyond the initial stage). I'm several decades older than you and wish I could have written so well in a foreign language at age 18. Hang in there and keep plugging away!
Hi, Emily! Yours words are so kind and they really hit my heart. 💜 I hope find my own path soon. Thank you for helping me. Você consiguirá chegar ao nivel que deseja no português!! 💚💛
@Larry, thank you for helping me and teach me new words with your comment hehe. I was so glad reading your kind words. Thank you on more time for this!
Thank you, oneperson! I'm so glad to hear that! It made my day to read that I impacted you in a positive way. You'll find your own way soon enough! Just pick a direction and start walking! Good luck out there.