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The little Man under a big Cloud PSY 202 June 6, 2011 A story told and a life unfinished through an American Sailor This is a reflection through the eyes of a young man who chose a path during his life of diversity and selfless devotion. In this paper you will see displays of dedication for a proud sailor who is serving with World’s Finest Military. You will travel through the life of an outgoing, open-minded, and ready to search the world lively individual. The Little man under a big Cloud This is start of my life through the eyes of somebody wonderful. My life started in McMinnville, Or in 1978. To this day that town holds an important place in my heart along with a population of only 2300 people. Throughout my years I have often thought of returning but my career in the navy has kept me in Washington State raising my wonderful family of 5 whom I adore. I was an active young person during my younger years devoted to always increasing my active lifestyle with new activities and incidents all because I was bored. My parents were often working and trying to fulfill a better life for me and my 2 sisters. I was always entertained with my two sets of grandparents. Although my grandparents had passed on the morals I have learned at a young age I certainly have kept and used in my own life. One side taught me the importance of doing something smart with your money so one day I could be prosperous and have a good life with plenty of achievements. The other side pursued the depth of real simple yet important moral values into a young person’s life. Without both sides teaching different aspects of life I would not be the person I am today. One thing I learned real young is that life will provide you with different things one being values and the other being opportunities. What you do with those values and certain life fulfilling opportunities is how prosperous your life will become. This is the story of my life as an active little boy during the transition to a young man. My years as a teenager included always finding something to occupy my days and mind. I was never home and always visiting friends trying to stay busy. At one point in my life during my days delivering for the small town of Dayton, OR I had been given the whole town of 2300 people. My dad had built a special bike for me to carry an enormous amount of papers almost without the use of the regular over the bag method. I also used to ride a bike during time of boredom about 8 miles from one grandparent to another. After my years of delivering papers and working for my grandfathers apartment complex I discovered the life fulfillment of obtaining a job in multiple markets discovering my real talent and that is the customer service environment. Entering the service or U.S. Navy leaving embarrassment and uncertainty behind When I entered the service in the spring of 1998 I had no idea the life it would bring or fulfillment it would give me. I have been in for 13 years now and I truly believe I am fulfilling a lifelong dream my grandfather had of retiring from the military after 20 years of honorable service. During his time before he passed he informed me several times he regretted his departure from the navy because of his sick mother. I truly believe he never reached his full potential because of this stone that was cast upon his life. He departed this world in 2004 at the ripe age of 82 after going in for a routine procedure. So far my military service has taught me to invest my time and money into things that that will give you happiness. I was given valuable life information to invest early so later you can live the life of traveling after retirement. Witt, G.A., & Mossler, R. A. (2010). Adult Development and Life Assessment. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books/4