I was a rather serious child. If I had been young in this generation, I would have been labeled a "nerd," no doubt. I wanted to know things, to learn things, to get answers to questions. Unfortunately, though, I was also very shy, and probably had poor interpersonal skills. Also unfortunate was that I was a girl in a time when women pursuing higher education was for a higher social class than I was born into.
Around the age of 12 I was confronted with the issue of the brevity of life. At any age, that revelation is a watershed moment. I have observed that some people don't encounter that "epiphany" until their 20's, or even 30's or later. But children tend to accept hardships and inevitabilites better than adults, so I believe that coming to that reality at the age of 12 was a blessing. As a result of that awakening, my approach to life (in general) and my own life took on even greater seriousness. I wanted to know God.
More later.
