Taoist+Anecdote

Fortune: You will soon be surrounded by good friends and laughter. This essay is by far my favorite and most well thought out piece of writing that I have written all year. One thing that can make a piece of writing so good and well thought out is the fact that it was based on a true story. Though the time spent in this event took place over a period of three months, I managed to put all of my thoughts together into a short story, or an anecdote, and I was able to put it onto paper and make it my own.

A teenager was in a relationship with this girl who meant the world to him. One day, he decided to break up with her. After that they both became a wreck. The teenager knew he couldn’t talk to her anymore, so he just stuck to his word and totally shunned her from his life. But, the girl couldn’t help herself. She knew that she couldn’t let him get away. No matter how hard she tried, the teenager was still so persistent to not talk to her. He then decided to try to avoid her at all costs, but that was not as easy as it sounded. After he told her that, he soon started to become so depressed and unhappy. It seemed like his life was quickly going downhill. After a few weeks, the teenager was beginning to forget about her, but he still had some thoughts about her almost every day. One day the teenager was going for a run on a nearby trail. About halfway through, a man grabbed the teenagers arm, and spoke to him, “You will soon be surrounded by good friends and laughter.” The teenager quickly tried to run away, but then he started to think, “How did that man know what my life was like?” So he decided to turn around to see if he was still there, but he was gone. So the teenager decided to stop looking and finish his run. When he got home, he took a shower and then a few minutes after, he got a phone call from one of his friends from school. “Hey I was just wondering, would like to come to my party tonight?” The girl announced. He quickly answered,” Of course! I would love to go to your party.” “Awesome! It starts at 7:30” she said. “Ok. See you then!” After he hung up the phone, he couldn’t help but wonder, was what that man said really true?