IT'S JOYCE LIFE

Life is nothing when you just go through it. But when you try to appreciate and be grateful of what you have, it will be something worthy.
Start from my background, I was the youngest in my family. I have one brother and two sisters. When I was a child, I didn’t have close relationship with either my brother or sisters. I thought it because our distances in age are far enough that I realized it’s totally wrong now. I used to be a sensitive little girl and often have a quarrel with them. I even ever thought that I hate them. In the other side, I love my father and mother. Those two different conditions make me always want to be the best among my brother and sisters to make my parents proud of me.
There is not much thing I can tell about my childhood. I was an ordinary girl who has a little group of friends. I was an average student in the class; I avoided doing any big mistakes because I didn’t want to make my parents worried about me. My daily activities at that time are going to school and courses. There were many courses I attended every day which are private lesson, English course, Mandarin course, Piano lesson, Viola lesson, and drawing lesson. Honestly, I forced to learn all of that and it makes me really bored of my life. I felt like a robot which just done it all without thinking what is all about.
When I was in junior high school, I was started to evaluate myself. I tried to perform better in class and it works, my school grades are improved. And I was a little bit proud of myself although it never been enough for my parent because they expected the best. At that time, I met two people who are being my best friends now. There were a lot of moments I’ve pass with them. We grew together, trust and hold each other and that makes our friendship stronger and stronger until present.
In senior high school, there were a lot of changes happened in my life. Even though I was a Christian since I was born but I just began my real relationship with God when I was 16. God had made big changes in my life. As I got close with God, my relationship with my brother and sisters were going well, even I could say that we were close now. I could share with them about my secret, my problems, and anything. My school mark also turns out to be good. At the second and third year in senior high, I always got the first champion. My opinion about life also changed, I started to realize that my life is worthy. Not all people have life, that’s why we have to be thankful if we have one. With God, I could do anything better and I have proved it.
Now, I took business subject in UPH, what a dream come true. I believe when I put my life and also my future in God’s hand, it will be marvelous. Although I’m better that before, I still learn to be better and better. I never regret everything that happened before in my life, it will always become a good lesson for me. My life now is more valuable than before because I can appreciate and accept myself as what I am. At last, the most important think is what I’m now is nothing without God’s guidance.



Joyce Margono
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