Portfolio 1: Why We Tell Stories

One story that has really stuck with me for my adolencent and young adult life has been the story of my grandfather. Every family get together there comes a new story about the amazing person that is my grandfather. It all starts with him living as a young boy in England during WWII and how he was seprerated from his eleven brothers and sisters. This story has a particular place in my life because it was through the church that my grandfather found a peace during such times of war. When the air raids began in England, Grandy was put on a train will thousands of other chirldren heading for the most Northern parts of the United Kingdom. As the children were seperated he became lost in the confusion and was seperated from the ones he loved. During these first weeks he felt alone and affraid. However, during his second month of living away he came across a small chapel just outside of Edinburaugh. Here he was comforted by the images of saints and religous relics. It was also here that he met some of the most influencial people of his life. To keep his mind away from the troubles of the War, he began a life of prayer and study. It was in and around that chapel that he learned the physics that would soon lead to great discoeries and invention. It was here that he would be called by God to work and live as a priest of the people. This story really sticks out in my mind because it was the Church that led my grandfather to be the person he is. It really give me a stronger sense of faith, not only in God and religion, but also the perseverance of the human spirit.