Journey Back to Life

Life is a beautiful thing. Living life is about being able to love, hope, and dream, not just eat, sleep, walk, and talk.
    When I think about things that could destroy my life, things that would make me have no hope or dreams for a future, many thoughts pop into my head. Thoughts of losing my friends or family, of not having a house, of moving far away...but never of obesity. In the short video, "Prepare to be Inspired," I came to a sudden realization of how hard an obstacle obesity is to overcome.
    You know, nobody thinks that they will grow up to be very overweight and feeling helpless when they are four. Nobody thinks that something as simple as being a few extra pounds overweight could lose you something as dear as a friendship or earn you a broken heart.  
In this video, this man feels like he has lost everything in life, and that he has no purpose. But then, towards the end of the video, I can feel him gaining extraordinarily higher feelings of hope. I got to see how he gained his life back, and it brings me such a great sense of joy, I can’t explain it.
    Even though this man’s journey back to life was amazing and awe-inspiring, it’s something I feel confident I don't want to put myself through. Since watching this, I have decided that I will not hurt or take my body for granted and I will try my hardest to not let my loved ones do the same.
    But then again, who knew something that miraculous could begin with just one step?