Tim’s Essence
Many People cry at great milestones, and I did so at the greatest of them all, my birth. I know that all babies cry, but I cried for a completely different reason. I cried because I knew that this was the beginning of never-ending endeavor of greatness. I cried because I knew that God had placed me in Timothy and Karol Purdie’s hands to shape and mold me into the person that I am today, Timothy Purdie, Jr. I am a person who has lived a typical life, but I have never been constricted to those settings. I wonder if my mother knew that while I was developing in her womb she would soon give birth to greatness. Throughout the seventeen years that I have been in existence, I have truly evolved. As aforementioned, I was born for greatness, and greatness takes time. In my earlier years, I was very introverted. From my humble beginnings at Edgewood Elementary School, excelling academically was my primary concern. Within a matter of a few years, I had formed a great reputation at the school as a great student. Despite this, I still longed to do something else.
Upon my arrival at Selma High School, I knew that I wanted to make a name for myself outside of the classroom. Selma High School Marching Band of Blue became a second family. I think that I spent just as much time at the band room as I did at home. Through this extracurricular activity, I soon learned to express myself more vividly, and I literally fell in love with music and dance. Marching band also inspired me to join the African Knights step team, of which I am currently the captain. Since this period of time in my life, I have found a way to release any pent up emotions that I could have bottled up inside of me. Most importantly, I learned to balance any other activities with my schoolwork.
As my high school years are coming to a close, I am grateful that I have begun to develop into a person that can achieve pure greatness. The beginning of my life is about to begin, and at my graduation night I will cry at my second greatest
