My Pith

pith

/piTH/

the essence of something

This week, we were encouraged to incorporate a pith in our essays to effectively communicate a point we were trying to get across. Instead of thinking about my essay’s pith, I chose to think about my personal pith: who I really am. I was born on November 4th 2005 at the Royal Oak Beaumont hospital and have lived in Troy, MI ever since. I have an older brother, live with my mom and dad, and have a pet hamster, Kumo. On the surface, I appear to be like any regular student. Just like how a spoiled fruit may appear flawless on the outside, but as you take off the peel and expose its flesh–it’s pith–a new truth is shown. Similarly, I have more depth to myself than I show off but so does everyone else. So what makes me different? What can I talk about that would differentiate me to colleges or maybe just to the world as a whole? 

Well, for one, I am someone who is scarily meticulous. I love following schedules and without creating them, I feel anxious and very unprepared for the future. Over 2020, it felt as though the time was endless and accordingly, I was able to thrive upon following leisurely schedules. With the shift to in-person schooling, however, my schedules were utterly quashed. If my schedule was interrupted, even by the matter of just a few minutes, I got quite anxious. As I've learned over the years, however, time waits for no one, so why worry about time.

    Another thing that distinguishes me from my batch is my lack of the need to socialize. Many people require other people to keep them entertained. My dad is one of those people. I, on the other hand, am the complete opposite and can keep myself entertained for hours. Though I love interacting with my friends and sharing life details with my family from time to time, I rarely feel isolated or lonely even if I hadn’t interacted with anyone for days. Just this past weekend, I had to quarantine myself for a few days as I had been exposed to COVID-19, but felt nothing of it. When my dad had to do the same earlier this year however, the story was not the same. I know that I require social interaction to properly function and if taken to an extreme, I too would go insane without others, but compared to the average person I am quite self-sufficient. 

Though this list only covered two of my qualities, I’m glad with the depth I was able to cover them in. I think this exercise perfectly demonstrates how unaware we are of ourselves until we take time to reflect upon our core traits. I hope this blog helped you to get to know me better and inspired you to take some time to reflect upon yourself. What's your pith?