7 deadly sins

                There are seven deadly sins in the world which include: greed, lust, pride, wrath, envy, gluttony, and sloth.  Greed is the excessive desire for wealth or possession of something, lust is an overwhelming desire or craving for something, pride is the sense of being extremely proud of yourself, wrath is a strong feeling of revenge or vengeance, gluttony is the excessive intake of food or beverages, envy is a feeling of wanting something that someone else has, and sloth is being extremely lazy.

               When it comes to the seven deadly sins, I am not very strict on following them, and so religiously speaking, I am a sinner.  Although I do most of the sins a little each, I would say that the sin that I am most guilty of would be pride.  It is a bad thing that I am too proud of myself and I do realize it, however, I always think well of myself and do things that are not necessary.  I could consider myself a bit of a show off and I know that not many people like a show off.  However, I am trying to keep things more humble now that I am older and realize that it is not a good thing to be too proud of myself.  When I am too proud of myself, I don’t over exaggerate like many proud sinners do, but instead I do the same thing many times and try to show everyone that I can do it.  Yah, I know, I am a selfish proud jerk.  However, now that I realize this; I am trying to get better at not showing off.  But still, I feel like I have to show off my accomplishments.  I haven’t thought why I feel like I have to show off, but now that I put some thought into it, it is probably because I want to be known as a cool guy.  This whole show off sin that I have does not help me become that, and instead shows my jerk side.  I do not like this and am trying to get better at controlling it. 

               When it comes to sins, I do not believe that if you commit a couple of sins that you are a bad person and you will be sent to rot in hell, however, a excess of one sin is a bad thing and instead of being punished for it religiously, you should be able to realize and change your bad quality.  This is a way of learning by realizing and wanting or desiring to change.  This desire is not a bad thing, but can push you to change around an aspect of your life in order to become a better person.

               Although it is bad to have excessive pride in you, it doesn’t hurt to have a little.  You should always trust yourself and believe in your ideas, if they are reasonable.   Don’t worry about what other people may say about you, but be yourself.  Be proud in what you accomplish, even if it can’t compare to other peoples accomplishments.  If you are proud of what you do or have done, embrace that pride and know that you are an amazing person.  However, don’t show off your pride.  This is not good because you look like a show off, and nobody likes a show off.  Keep the pride in you and know in your head, that you are great.

In elementary and middle school, I was a younger, ignorant boy and I didn’t realize that I was full of pride for myself and that may have hurt my personality in others minds.  I didn’t think closely enough about my flaws, but just focused on my great accomplishments.   People would have known me for my extreme pride in myself.  I don’t like that this may have been the case and now, since I have become more thoughtful about my personal image, I work on trying to change my excessive pride  Although my flaws usually stay with me and are hard to break off, I am willing to change myself for a better image. 

               

My Favorite Trip

        Out of all the places that I have ever been including Japan, Australia, Taipei, Peru, and all over the Untied States, my favorite would be the trip that I took in the summer of 2010 to the southern island of New Zealand.  I took this trip with my Mom and Dad and my Dad's friend.  This guy was fun because even though he is a business man and a very serious worker, he is like a kid when he is having fun of of work.   Our trip to New Zealand was the trip of a lifetime because we saw some of the most amazing views that I have ever seen.  We also got to see where famous movies had been filmed.  But best of all, we had fun adventures instead of boring lectures on the history of whatever or sight seeing in museums.  I mean c'mon, I was a kid, and I would have appreciated all that stuff more when I become older.
       On the first day we arrived in New Zealand, we rode a jeep up a steep mountain with high quality downhill mountain bikes.  when we got to the top, there was so much wind that if i had opened my jacket, i would have literally flew away.  We started down the intense mountain and, being younger and willing to take risks, I went fast.  I fell a couple of times, once over my handlebars, but the trails that we rode down were so fun that i forgot about the pain.  At the end of one of the greatest biking trails I have ever done, a coffee shop waited for us at the bottom.  We had refreshments then headed back to town to tour around and get dinner. 
       The next day, we woke up early and geared up for the long Roughtburn hike that awaited us.  This was one of the most memorable hikes that i have ever done, even though it rained a bit.  We headed up the trail and saw wildlife and amazing views.  There were a lot of rocky streams that I would enjoy running through.  As we got higher up, it became much colder.  When we reached the cabin that we were heading to, we were all shivering and freezing.  there was a fireplace at the cabin but no fire, so me and my Dad and his friend made one.  The fire was hard work to make, but helped me endure the hike back down to our car.  After a long day of hiking, we were all tired and worn out.  
       To help rest up, our next adventure started off slow.  We got on a small plane that only held about 10 people and headed to a town further south.  The plane flew low to the ground and right above snow capped mountains.  We landed on a narrow dirt runway, got in a bus, and headed to the town.  When we got there, we ate dinner and then went to sleep.  The next day was one of the most memorable.  We got into kayaks and headed down the Milford Sound, one of the most famous fiords in New Zealand.  It was very magical and unreal because we were basically kayaking between two vertical cliffs that had natural drinking water running off them, and later we were met by a group of dolphins.  I was so amazed that i didn't realize how far we had gone and after the day, my arms were really sore.  The kayak was so amazing that the day cruise we took the next day didn't even come close to it.  The cruise was mainly for nice views and relaxation.  After our encounter with this town, we headed back to the town that we had started in.  For the rest of the time, we toured around, ate luxuriously, and I even went para-sailing. 
      By the end of the our stay in New Zealand, i thought it was all over, but no, we got to visit Sydney and Singapore on our way home.  In Sydney, we went bowling, visited famous beaches along the coast, and rented a sail boat to go under the Sydney Harbor Bay Bridge and past the opera house.  In Singapore, we drank the famous Singapore sling, and experiences a fishing market where everyone tried to offer you food.  
      The time we spent in Sydney and Singapore was fun, but went by fast.  the next thing I knew, I was on a plane heading home.  I went through the trip in my head again and looked in my passport multiple times to admire my New Zealand, Sydney, and Singapore stamps.