Mapumaikona’aloha Vidal

Period 01
September 06, 2023

The Seashells

Seashells are known for becoming a home for sea creatures. They sit on the grainy
beige particles that get washed away from the ocean blue water. Just as the sunlight peeked at
the quiet and breezy landscape, the seashell splashed with a palette of colors. The seashells’
whorls twinkled at the reflection of the sun rays before disappearing into the deep body of water.
I now ponder on what is hiding within the solid shell?
Just like the solid shell, I’m hard to crack. I’m a very closed off person, so it’s hard for me
to open up. I completely go back into my “armor” when someone new comes and tries to take
me. When it comes to opening up to people so easily, it comes right back and leads to drama,
which disrupts my inner and outer peace. As a person living in the world with good and evil, it is
always better to keep your guard up in order to not lose yourself. Being a closed-off person
protects my reputation and makes my life more simple to live. Yet, there are many things that I
wish to be more open about.
Every seashell awaits with a purpose, they feel the need to protect another. I become
protective of my friends and family, where if one goes down, then I go down with them in any
situation. I take my friendships and relationships seriously because I’m big on loyalty. Everyone
values something and what I value the most is my relationships in my life because surrounding
myself with rotten people can also rot my future and self-respect. The people in my life gave me
so much purpose to live for that I will give them so much to make them feel protected with me.
These are the people who were there for me in my lowest part of life and will definitely be there
for the highest part of my life, so I will make sure that I’m with them during their lowest part of
their life. These people helped me grow as a person and I will remember them as my life
continues to pass through.
With every new change comes a new “visitor.” The constant change of a new sea
creature is parallel to the millions of personalities I developed that also come and go. When it
comes to people I haven’t met, I changed my personality to match with that person’s vibe.
However, I can change my personality to ease the uncomfortable tension within the air, but it’s
different when I’m in a room filled with extroverts. I like to hide my true personality with the many
other personalities I have because showing your true colors can show someone else’s.
As an individual, I wish to be remembered as someone who is welcoming regardless of
the indifferences within my appearance. A person that is considered as a home to another. And
despite my bottled-up character, a person with many words that I wish to say out loud.