Travel on the winding road that leads to a roller coaster journey till the beautiful desired destitution
I have chosen this metaphor because this helps me to understand the journey that I have set so far and also would like to continue in the future. This is because there have been several twists and turns in this journey but I have never given up my confidence. Metaphors help in making writing much more realistic and also enable readers to imagine. (Adam & Wahyuni, 2020) As per my perception, the learning journey is never easy. SSW learning journey has taught me the different areas of weakness that I have and how can I overcome them. In other words, I have been able to understand the challenges that commonly come in this path and how I will be able to overcome them to reach my goals on time.
Travel on the winding road justifies the struggle that I have been coming across so far in my SSW journey. Before starting the journey there were several hopes and wishes in me that talked about the good professions that I will be able to achieve shortly. However later when I stepped on this path, I have been able to understand that one needs to work hard to get to his or her desired goals and dreams. A winding road is one that has many twists and turns and the journey that one undergoes while travelling on this road is not a smooth one but has many swift ups and downs like a roller coaster ride in some amusement parks. This is because, at the beginning of the course, I was unaware of the challenges; however, after taking up the course, I realized the real competition and also the amount of hard work that I have to put in. However, later on, I was determined that I will be overcoming all these issues. All the hardships and challenges kept on coming one after the other. For instance, I was a very shy and timid person who had a problem with public speaking. However, with time, I realized that I have to develop proper communication skills so that I can reach out to my mentors, my seniors, classmates, and all others. I kept on trying. I have devoted about 2 hours extra every day after my classes got over for practicing communicative English and other public speaking techniques also so that I can get over my problems and I can step towards perfection. However, later on, I have been able to realize that unless I put on all possible efforts I can never achieve success.
However just as I overcome one challenge, the next would crop up. This has been a journey filled with many twists and turns. However, the only thing that kept me going is my self-confidence and also my desire to reach the level of perfection. However, later on, I have been able to understand that no matter how much twisted or tough is the path; one will always be able to reach their destination with proper hard work. My dream was to be a perfectionist after completing my course. I have been able to succeed in this because after completing my course, I have got brilliant marks and also a good appreciation from all my mentors. They are much happy with my hard work and also the results that I have got. I feel that it is also essential to share the knowledge he that I have been ale tom acquire over all these years. Therefore I have decided to pass on this knowledge among others. I have the goal of becoming a teacher so that I can help many students who are suffering from a lack of proper motivation and also self-confidence. I will teach them that no matter how difficult or twisted the path they will be able to attain success if they can keep up their spirit.
I have chosen this metaphor because it has the word beautiful desired destination at the end. As per my understanding, this is one of the most essential parts of the metaphor as it shows the readers that the endpoint of their hard work and their success will always be good if they can carry on stably. This is because I will always help my followers to stay stable not only in terms of their hard work but also in emotion. As they will suffer from many challenges they might get emotionally imbalanced. In all, this career learning course will be a roller coaster journey of emotions and challenges but will ultimately lead to a proper destination.
References
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