CITRA SETIANA, THE SONYA CARSON OF MY LIFE

My mother is so much of an inspiration for me. While some other mothers would have no time for their kids, my mom is always there for me no matter what. She has pass down so many things that she owns, and she is my true role model in most of my actions.

            This is my mother. Her complete name is Citra Setiana, but most of her friends just call her Citra for short. As her daughter, I call her MOM. Mom is more of a thin woman, relatively calm and funny in her everyday life. Her hair is quite curly and she wears glasses. Mom is not a really tall person nor short, she is medium in height but I can’t tell her exact height. I am so much like her in so many ways especially because I am a girl; but people can always tell this to us that we are the same in one majoring characteristic: up-lighted. Both of us can easily gain friends by just smiling or talking with someone (as I have told you that my mom is actually funny but I wonder why I am not as funny as her even until the day I wrote this down).

            My mom is a really caring person, and she is quite epic. Why did I say she is quite epic? Well yes, as a woman, she is very VERY tidy. She can’t stand any messes in the house, maybe even when the floor wasn’t even that dusty. But yeah, I like that characteristic of my mother. About her caring, she has shown me her caring through the charities she have done around the neighborhood, and she made an example for me of how to also care for the people who are in need. She also cares for her big family either from her side or from my dad’s side. Next, my mom has a strong interference character. When she says she’s not going to give up on something, it is usually right. In other words, I can say that my mom is extra persistent. Also, she is the most loving and understanding person I’ve ever meet in my life. I don’t know why, but maybe because she is my mother. Her blood somehow runs through my veins; all these years.

            My mother has also influenced me various different ways I have never thought of before. She taught me to have a good lifestyle as in keeping your promises, clean, how to be ‘a woman’, and so many else in terms of living. In the other hand, she also taught me to pray and always have some personal quality time with God besides going to church every Sunday and devotion every morning in the classroom. I think that she have never realized how much she have influenced me all over her life, but she seem to do it effortlessly; especially on being on time, well-organized, and keeping promises as said. I know that she wouldn’t be happy if she knows that those examples she has given me are just a waste. So I have to work harder in order to achieve what my mom makes me achieve. I wanted to be like her – in all the good ways.

            I always remembered her caring and love for me when I was sick, and now that I am a senior high student, we spent more or less worse times than when I was in junior high. She is pretty much busy helping my father’s business while I am also busy doing my assignments and learning for the upcoming tests. But in every mean time we have had, we always share a lot of things and she motivates me a lot in the “trouble times”. She would say: “Your lifestyle determines your character. If you want to achieve something, pursue it like mad. You know what you’re after right?” That one particular sentence always had me back on track; fighting for my dreams again and again.

            Above all, I understood now that my mother is the Sonya Carson of my life. As much as Mrs. Carson had always inspires Ben Carson to continue his life, my mom did the same thing for me. Because as far as I have known, the mother who have given birth to me loves me more than any other woman could love me; even more than those I know care for me. I believe her with all of my heart and I pray to God that He will always give my mom all the courage, wisdom, and faith she needs to run the household once more time. Thank you mom, I am truly proud of you and I love you.