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Narrative Sample Essay on Childhood Memories
A lot of people have already heard many thoughts about family. Why is this notion so popular? Does it have special value? What does the word «family» exactly mean? These and others kinds of questions are constant in different spheres of life. For centuries people have been discussing the role of each member of the family. Humanity was trying to understand the uniqueness of mothers, fathers, siblings, etc.
Today I am going to pay attention to one person whose role is incredibly important. An interesting Chinese proverb says «Family with an old person has a living treasure of gold». Of course, I am talking about grandmothers and their importance in creating a place, where minds come in contact with one another.
A grandmother is an amazing person, who loves both children and grandchildren more than life. I strongly believe that she is the most significant wheel within the family vehicle. This woman is ready to do everything for her family in order to bring a great generation up.
If a grandmother lives with children or grandchildren, she will probably get up very early to cook a perfect breakfast. She is just amazing at cooking. Sometimes it seems this woman knows the whole amount of recipes in the world. There is no impossible thing for her to cook. No matter how much my mother asked her to calm down and rest, this poor woman didn`t want to do it. "I want to be of some benefit!" - the grandmother claims every day. Grandmother`s life is connected with service and sacrifice. This woman worries about everything that happened somehow and somewhere. Sometimes it seems grandmother wants to have static life just to protect everyone from negative consequences.
Since my childhood, I have felt a lot of love. Of course, I remember my parents` faces, their smiles, and their positive emotions. But, another person, who gave me an incredibly huge amount of love is my grandmother. Perceiving her tender hands, and seeing her face, which radiated happiness and warmth regardless of the time of day, I understood the importance of this woman in my life. I consider my grandmother the most beautiful woman in the world. She is an amazingly kind, sensitive, and responsible person. Moreover, my grandmother is a very smart, wise, and talented woman. She cooks, reads many books, embroiders, and keeps the house clean.
My grandmother had a very hard life. Her family went through a famine, parents died very early. She did not have the opportunity to get proper education, but she has never given up. This woman decided to study on her own all life and she is still trying to enrich her own inner world by reading books and watching documentary films.
I strongly believe that the eyes are a mirror of the human soul. They can show us a lot. My grandmother`s eyes are unusual. They are both light and dark, blue and brown. Such an amazing color! Through her eyes, the grandmother shines from the inside with an inextinguishable, cheerful, and warm light. When she smiles, the light becomes inexpressibly pleasant. Although her hair is already gray, it still has a luxurious length. Moreover, my grandmother was distinguished from other people by her manner of speaking. She speaks softly, affectionately, and gracefully.
My grandmother is the kindest person among other members of my family. She is characterized by selfless love for the world, pity for people, and sensitivity to other people's resentment and pain. She tries to help, support, and sort out family disputes and quarrels.
The coolest thing I like about my grandmother is her style. She knows how to combine things in the most unusual way. For example, she can wear red jeans and a youth T-shirt with a very funny inscription. On top of that, she wears a long yellow coat, sneakers, and a goose-feather hat. It should be mentioned that my grandmother does not like dark things. About 50 years ago she decided to start wearing only bright things. In this way that young lady wanted to show that each person should stand out from the others. And clothes are the best way to do it. The grandmother's vivid character is also evident in the way she dances. It seems she doesn`t dance at all, but only tries to tell something unusual. For this kind of person, dance is not just a movement of the body, but an action filled with inner meaning. This dance is interesting to everyone.
If the weather is fine, she takes an umbrella, and if the weather is rainy, she goes outside without any protection. It goes without saying our family hates grandmother`s behavior. However, the woman says that in this way she feels the whole world better. Who has the right to argue with this extraordinary person?
Once Karl Wilhelm Friedrich said, «A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center». I absolutely agree with this expression. My grandmother is such a kind of woman. She keeps everything in proper order. Besides, she knows a lot of secrets about things, which happen in our house. Both for me and my parents it's impossible to predict things that are going to happen in some hours, but not for my grandmother. She knows everything about the weather, people`s moods, and good and bad news. Sometimes my grandmother can even predict my failures and success in different affairs. I don`t understand how can she do it, but it`s true.
I strongly believe my grandmother had a tremendous influence on the formation of my character, perception of the world, and attitude to people. Having adopted her vitality of life, I was ready to start a new, independent life. It was her unselfish love for the world that enriched me, saturating me with strength for a difficult life.
