Personal well-being is very important. Being happy and healthy is something an individual should strive towards in order to lead a balanced life. This is not something that is always easy for an individual to achieve, as factors, both internal and external, compete for one's attention. In Robert Frost's poem Come In, a bird is singing in the dark woods at night. It is not in the best spot and is tired, but it looks to better its personal well-being by singing. The man in the poem also struggles to pursue emotional well-being, as he is tempted to go into the dark, unsafe woods. Similarly, when I was twelve, I completed the General Training Course with Air Cadets. I struggled to pursue personal well-being, as I was in a new place, homesick, and tempted to break the rules. These factors made it difficult to seek personal well-being, but by reading my Bible and standing up for myself, it became better. There will always be elements that try to detract from an individual's personal well-being, but he or she can ignore those factors and make things better.
Sometimes, things simply do not go one's way, and he or she is stuck in an uncomfortable position. The bird in the poem is stuck in such a position. Because it is dark, the bird can not look for an improved place to sleep; it can not look "To better its perch for the night"(7). The bird's personal well-being is affected by the fact that it is not sleeping on the best perch, implying that it is not at its home. Despite this, the bird sings. Rather than give in to the external demand to stop singing, the bird continues doing what it loves. Likewise, when I attended the General Training course, I was in an uncomfortable position. This was the first time I had been away from home for a substantial period of time, and I did not like it there at first. Much like the bird, I was not in an ideal position, as I did not know anyone or where anything was. However, I did the best I could in pursuing personal well-being by reading my Bible. As a Christian, this comforted me and helped me stay strong. Not unlike the bird, I worked towards my own personal well-being by doing something I love.
In some situations, it is not an external factor that stops one from chasing after his or her personal well-being but an internal one. Not only was the bird on a less-than-ideal perch, but it was also dusk, meaning the bird would be tired. Despite the internal demand to sleep, the b...
