Life chances are given at the time you take your first breath. Depending upon which life chances those are can help determine what the future holds. Life chances are opportunities and those that are given range from education, environment, adequate and supportive families, employment, health care, and religion. Life chances can bring positive outcomes as well as negative ones. Throughout my childhood, I received positive outcomes that came mostly from a family-oriented background and with the influence of religion, my family was able to turn to a religious belief to get us through the difficult times. In comparison to those positives, I did have my fair share of negative outcomes. My mother lacked a higher education and in result struggled to obtain any higher employment opportunities. Living close to the poverty line forced us to live in bad neighborhoods and experience a tremendous amount of hardship that hindered out way to succession. We did, however, have a balance between the two that resulted from strong mentoring not only from my family but from others around, like my teachers and counselors. My mother made sure that our health was always above the normal standard mark and did everything in her
power to keep us protected from the negative aspects of life. Not all children are blessed to have the same life chances because not all adults get the same benefits as others. With a wealthier lifestyle comes better experiences and higher chances in life. Parents must push in life to make sure their children are capable of surviving life without them once they transition into adulthood. Chances at life are based on a variety of different aspects that one will experience throughout their childhood. Those different aspects will come with positive outcomes and negative ones, solely based on the chances provided. Without good life chances one can expect to live their lives in low-income neighborhoods with a lesser chance of graduating to pursue a college degree. Without a high school diploma, you are denied access to college. If you have a diploma but without the source of income or denied on scholarship programs, the chances of going to college are slim. In the absence of a college degree it is difficult to find careers that are willing to pay more income so that you get a better chance at life. One must understand that the hardest things to accomplish in life will get you the best life chances you need.