Monday, 2 June 2014
Identity
What defines Marcus Beretta? There are three major things that define myself. First are family, family to me is not always blood related, it is the people who act as if you were a brother or an uncle or a sister. They define me because they are they show me how to do things in life. All of their actions and way of life, corresponds with mine, and it is up to me to follow in their steps or not. The second thing is my entertainment. What entertains me is music and sports. Music for me is a mood setter. If I wake up and put on some Red Hot Chili Peppers, then my day starts up jumpy, happy and energetic. Or with rap, it would start off, confident and a ready to go through a wall feeling. I get into the culture of the music when I listen to it so whatever music is listened to reveals what way I will act around people. Sports, define me gives it makes me competitive and a bit of a perfectionist in the sense of I always want to win. Growing up with an older brother who plays the same sports as you, of course would make anyone competitive. It also has given me an urge to succeed in things because I can hate losing more than I love winning most of the time. The last thing would be what all of these things have given me. That is my outlook on life. Through the stories you hear from family and music, through the trials and tribulations of playing sports and just from living a life, these all create my outlook on life which ultimately defines me. Because of my outlook being changing the things I can change for the better, always looking on the positive side of things, and looking to build on/learn from the ups and downs of life, make Marcus Beretta Marcus Beretta.
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Music is truly a universal language - it's amazing how it can put into words what you are feeling or pump you up when you feel like you need an edge. Brain research has proven that as a teen you just "feel" things more vividly, so the music you are listening to now will always be better than the new music you listen to in 20 years. Ask your parents about what they loved as teens and you'll be surprised at the memories it conjures up!
ReplyDeleteOn a side note - where does having a twin fit in to your identity? I found it very interesting that there was nothing specific about her here, as I always imagined that being a twin would naturally be a significant way of defining you from your "other". I won't tell her if you don't...