A Turning Point in My Life
become one of the best writers my country ever had. I felt
uncomfortable because I just wrote for my pleasure. After
that, I put my essay somewhere, and I forgot about it after a
week. Two months after the teacher’s advice, I participated
in a competition, and I won with the same essay that the
teacher had read. After this recognition, I thought it was a
message to begin writing. I wrote some poetry and stories
when I had inspiration. After a few months, I became
pessimistic again and gave up.
Last year, there was a prayer meeting at my home
because my family is very religious. The person who led the
meeting had the spirit of God, and she took my hand and
prayed for me. After two minutes, she asked me, “Where
are the writings you wrote before; those writings are your
life. You will be someone famous if you continue writing,
but never show your writings to people you don’t believe
in.” After her words, I believed it was the voice of God,
which taught me what I had to do. This day, I was very
surprised because it was the first time I felt God talk to me
in the body of someone else. I never closed my eyes all that
night; I was thinking about what had happened. Nowadays,
my paper and my pencil are my best friends. My first book
and my collection of poetry will be published this year. I am
very excited, and I thank God everyday for my talent.
Jacques R. Cineus studies Advanced ESOL with Nancy Gardner at Dave
Thomas East in Pompano Beach.
My Last Chance
The turning point in my life was when I was retired
from my duties as an employee in the Paper Industry. I had
many different positions and with different companies. Ten
years ago, I formed my own company with my own
expertize as an entrepreneur. For many years part of my
occupation or assigned services in business involved
traveling to the U.S.A. These trips provided me many
opportunities to focus on my personal interest too, regarding
history, culture and to negotiate my own way in many of the
towns and cities of the United States.