Third Seminary Reflection

Although I had not thought much about growing up, I was suddenly faced with the prospect of moving in that direction. I was starting to gain some competence in sports and had learned the value of practice and perseverance. I was finally starting to master something I could feel good about. I was also starting to face issues of morality. Up to recently, religion class had just been a series of memorized lessons. I had never done anything I saw as having serious consequences. Suddenly, I was faced with the moral consequences of my newly discovered sexuality. I had never thought of my actions as having much meaning before, but now a brief act could have eternal consequences.

It was also starting to dawn on me that my former life was gone. I was suddenly no longer a child with the freedom and lack of responsibility of childhood, I was torn away from everything I was use to, even though I was here through my own choice. There were times I wondered what made me think I was capable of making such a serious choice at age thirteen.