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The source of my motivation

Two months back, my English teacher asked me to write a piece about a fictional person who had inspired me. Naruto was my first thought. It is one of my all-time favorite characters.

Uzumaki Naruto plays the lead role in the popular Manga Naruto Shippuden. Naruto’s 12 year-old orphan status and lack of relatives has led to him being shunned by the adults in his village. This is due to a past incident. Naruto was born when a Nine-tails Fox attacked the village. Naruto’s father, the village leader at the time, sealed the demon inside naruto. He sacrificed his own life, as well as that of naruto’s mother, in the process. Sealing the Demon Fox into your newborn baby may not be the best parenting practice, but it was the Fourth Hokage’s intent that Naruto would be remembered for being the vessel in which the Demon Fox nearly annihilated his village.

The village blamed Naruto’s losses even when he was not aware of the Demon Fox in him. Adults in the village treated Naruto as an outsider and as if he were the Demon Fox. In the end, he was raised alone without any social interaction. He was often sad, but told himself that crying wouldn’t accomplish anything. In a desperate attempt to gain recognition, he eventually turned into a prankster.

Naruto had a specific goal when he entered the Ninja Academy. It was Naruto’s goal to become Hokage (leader of the village), in hopes that this would bring him respect and recognition. During his training Naruto developed a fierce determination. Naruto’s story continues to tell us that Naruto discovered the Demon Fox in him. Naruto was not deterred by this knowledge, but became even more determined. Naruto has inspired other characters to adopt his never-back down determination. Naruto’s ability to transform others has been adapted by other characters.

Naruto’s and my life are similar in many ways. I didn’t live with my real family but, unlike naruto, I was fortunate enough to have people around me who were interested in my well-being, such as Gladys, another mother of mine, my grandmother, and my grandfather, who tolerated and supported me without being forced to. They were also my closest friends. It didn’t matter that I had my wish as a youngster, but I still wondered how it would be to grow up in a family with real parents. Sometimes I even got sad. It wasn’t that I was possessed by a demonic spirit, but I grew up in a family with a strong religious and respectable values. So, I would always be the one to speak the truth. The “good kid” was me. I didn’t know anyone, I wasn’t invited to any birthday parties and other types of parties. Naruto was not alone.

Naruto’s sheer confidence and determination has motivated and inspired me numerous times. Naruto, for example, was the first thing I watched when I first arrived in America. I spent my summers in New York and moved to Maryland by June. The first few days of school were a disaster. The following week I was not looking forward to going back. It was my longest week ever. Naruto inspired me to not give up and I got through the entire week. The size of the school was my first issue. It was overwhelming. In Haiti, you could practically see the entire school from the entrance. The next issue was language. My English wasn’t great. The English I spoke was not good. I understood it but couldn’t say it well. My first day of class was filled with so many mishaps that I almost felt like I had lost my way. I ended up sitting in the wrong room, because I kept getting lost. When I got my first schedule, a tour leader was with me, but her accent was heavy. I was unable to understand anything she said. I was only able to shake my heads at her. I was so frustrated that I wanted to leave. It rang the bell so many times, and I had no idea what to do.

A second example is that I was looking for work during the summer 2008 and ended up finding one. In the middle of a job hunt that was depressing I ended up going to five interviews over a three-month period. I promised myself before my last McDonald’s interview that I would be hired no matter what. The manager had said I was unqualified for the position. Naruto’s famous line “I never back out of my word, that’s the ninja’s way” came to mind as I entered the building. The manager smiled and said, “OK, come back tomorrow.”

There are times when I do not need to be inspired by someone else in order to overcome a difficult problem or the unfairness of life. There are moments in life that will define you. I must deal with these moments. You are not the one being beaten by life. Others are more beaten than you. They don’t quit. Even if that character is fictional. Rocky Balboa famously said, “It ain’t how hard you get hit. It’s all about how far you can push yourself and continue to move forward.