Reply #15: the phoenix is a very important symbol for my life [View All]

[WindRavenX]

There have been, like most people, extremely shitty parts of my life where I thought I wouldn't make it-- getting through college has been rough financially. I was at one point afraid I'd have to drop out because my mother and father were getting a divorce and my dad basically stopped doing taxes, which meant no financial aid (because financial aid is based on income, and those tax papers are required). So at a 46K a year school, with no financial aid, it's not possible. I was paying 5K a year until this happened, then I had to take a SHIT LOAD of loans to cover my ass because of my dad. But, I got through this rough spot and am now in my senior year at Boston College, albeit up to my ass in debt, but still here :)

Also, I believe that an individual dies many times during their life and they come out of it changed-- if they will it. Some people die and die permanently, literally or metaphorically. I've experienced this 3 times in my life, and I wanted the phoenix to remind me that I always can be reborn no matter how bad something may happen to me.