There is roughly six and a half billion people in the world. But only one of them is and ever will be me, Caleb Joseph Redd. Since that makes me unique, it would be important to record some things about myself so that I will not be forgotten in the future. Who better to tell my story than myself? Well I am a very friendly and emotional guy. I like to think that I am very mature and others seem to agree. Some things are meant to be discovered simply through independent study. That being said, I am going to discover who I was, who I am, and who I will be.
It may have been stated that the best is saved for last but I do not like the idea of being all self-glorifying. Being the youngest of six kids really has not turned out as bad as one might expect. By the time I was old enough to actually know I was a person my family moved out West and left their two oldest offspring behind. Therefore, it seems as though I was the youngest of four and with two exceptionally close cousins. Being the only boy in the house made it hard to really get into sports and ‘manly’ type activities so usually I would just stay home and dance with the headphones on my ears in the front room. Aside from that I would just figure out a way to really annoy my three sisters which was my way of saying, “I love you.” One of my responsibilities that came along with being the smallest was to assume the roll of ‘mama’s boy’. I was exceptionally good at it too. All-in-all, in my childhood I learned the importance of a family unit, whether it be big or small, and that everybody has feelings and needs a friend. I would not change my early life experiences for any other ones.
Welcome to reality! I find that it is important to realize what is going on in the present so that I know that if I am doing what I should be. Sometimes, a little bit of correctional actions are necessary. The main thing about me would have to be the fact that I am a Mormon. My reason for this is because it is more of a way of life than a religion. But the key part of this is the opportunities that have opened themselves to me because of it. For one, I would not be as in love with music if I was not as emotionally attached to it. Honestly, it is a good thing that being Mormon and a musician coincide because I am not quite sure if I could live without either of them. Music takes up a large portion of my daily routine. Whether it is choir, orchestra, the musical, or even just regular class I have always got a rhythm going in my head. I absolutely love everything about music, the good, the bad, and the ugly. As our youth group, we have incorporated Boy Scouts into our weekly routine. The friends, experiences, and examples I have received from being a Boy Scout have made me who I am today. That is why being a Mormon has such an impact on who I am.
I cannot actually claim exactly who I will be one day. But I can try and make a couple general statements. One day in the distant future I would like to become a father. This is because I feel as though children are the most precious thing in this world and so it is a big priority of mine. But before I become a father I would like to become a husband. The idea of this has emotions of both excitement and fear. Of course it will be a constant fight maintain this title and I will do my best. As for an occupation, I have been thinking recently about becoming an educator. The idea of helping people is a must in my job. And as far as I can tell, everything a teacher does is assisting another person. There is quite a bunch of instructors in my family including my mother and grandfather and so I guess I just kind of fit the description genetically somehow. No matter what I end up doing in the future I know that if I take all my skills and experiences that I have and will keep picking up as I travel down the long road of life that I will be prepared for anything that gets in my way. So the only thing I can say is, “Bring it on!”
Although it is impossible to encompass a persons entire life in words this gives a pretty basic idea of who Caleb Joesph Redd is. It is hard to precisely try and explain who I was in the past, who I am in the present, and who I will be in the future. This is because nothing is set in stone. My past keeps getting bigger and my memory fades a little more. The present is constantly changing therefore making the future simply unpredictable. But as long as I am aware of this I think I will be alright.
