For almost everyone the most influential person in their life might be their mother or father. I love my mother but I would have to say she not much of an influential person in my life. I never had a father so that's that. The most influential person in my life would have to be my aunt. She is the cutest old woman ever and I love her very much. We share a very close bond because she never had kids and for some reason she loves me more than anything and I love her very very much.
Since I can remember she always told me to be kind to everyone. This can be really hard to do especially because of how horrible some people might be but it stuck with me. Some even might say I can be too nice which is exactly what I say about her. I admire her so much. Somehow after everything she has been through she still keeps going. When she was 11 years old her mother died and she became the mother of 5 other children and took care of all the animals they had as well. They were all younger than her too so you can imagine how hard it must have been for an 11 year old to automatically have 5 children. Personally I could never do that.
Her struggles continue today because of her financial struggles and her old age. My aunt makes $400.00 a month and to provide for herself she sells our old clothes and toys on the streets hopefully to at least make $5.00 that weekend. She continues everyday on her daily route from Silver Lake in Downtown Los Angeles to Manhattan Beach just to come take care of us. The thing that inspires me the most is her ability to still smile after everything. She is the best person I know and even with that she never got a lot.
My aunt has taught me to be strong and have patience. Without her I wouldn't know how to really function in this life. We see this life that we have here in school but never stop to think how someone else is doing. She has taught me to appreciate the things I have. I know that someday I'll be successful because I believe in myself and when I am I will buy her a house that she deserves and her yellow hummer that she has always wanted even though she doesn't drive. I would give her everything she needed because life never did.
