Life is the best teacher with all its varied occurrences. Each of life’s experiences teach an important lesson which we remember all through life. Many a times, the turn of events in life seem to appear bad or not in our favor, nevertheless, with the passage of time, realization dawns and we soon understand that the turn of events had worked to our benefit after all. I would like to relate an important incident of my life when the past events of my life played a crucial role in actually preparing me for a better future. As a young girl, I spent some good and memorable moments with my mother. She was the key force in instilling values and morals in my life and always emphasized the value of school and education. When I was young, I did not accurately understand the value of the things she spoke or the times she spent with me. But after I became a mother, I realize that these experiences with my mother were the best and most fulfilling ones. In the August of 2007, I had registered myself at college with the aspiration to further my education. However, I soon realized that I was pregnant and decided not to pursue the class. Although I wished to continue my education, my health and physical condition did not permit me to do so. Indeed I repented not having completing my school earlier, even though my mother had often forced me to do so. I had not paid heed to her advice and valuable suggestions at that time and wasted much of my time in the company of friends. Nevertheless, my mother never gave up and she continued to coax me to complete my school and I had finally agreed and enrolled myself at the fall program of 2007. However, the keen desire to complete school and education, was not to be fulfilled as I soon realized that I was pregnant and would not be able to cope with the challenges of school and pregnancy together. The year 2008 was a turning point of my life with the birth of my lovely daughter Ella Marie. She is an absolute bundle of joy and I cherish each moment I spend with her. Being a single mother, life is difficult for me and I have learnt the crucial importance of school and work in my life. As a child, my mother had reiterated this fact more than once, but I had never really paid heed to her guidance. Now, with a little daughter to single handedly look after, I have discovered that each moment I spent with my mother was a learning experience in itself. I recollect all the moments I had spent with her and the values which she instilled in me and as a mother I desire to raise my daughter with the same morals in life. I also wish to give my daughter the best of everything in life for which I realize that work and school are a necessity as in order to climb the ladder of success in life, one must be geared with the tool of education. Education equips one with the knowledge and is the basis for a good job, which in turn is absolutely necessary to lead a good and independent life. Thus, the virtue of a sound education is something which all parents and mothers must teach their children and must enable them to learn through their personal experiences, the value of school. Today, as a mother, I use my experiences and upbringing, as a guiding force and raise my daughter in the same manner in which my mother had raised me when I was a little girl. I desire that my daughter grows up to be an educated individual with the appropriate degrees. I use all my experiences as a child and young girl to instill the good values in my daughter and do know that these experiences would make it possible for me to become a better mother and provider for my daughter.