Tom Cruise by Anthony D.

 

Look at the people you admire and think how they got where they are now. Was it easy? Did it take long? Well for Tom Cruise it was neither easy nor fast. Facing adversity is normal for all of us. How we overcome it is what makes us special. You could say Tom Cruise is special, but I say he is more. He overcame adversity himself when he was younger. Let’s look deeper about Tom Cruise and his younger years.

To begin with, Tom Cruise had a challenging childhood. According to CelebrityBiography.com, ‘’He suffered from dyslexia when he was in the 2nd grade.” Basically, he grew up with a disability that made it harder for Tom to learn. He also wasn’t the strong type of kid. He was on the weaker side, making him an easy target for bullies. Even in all of these conditions, with school he overcame this. “The problems I faced  in my childhood are what made me today,” Tom Cruise said. This shows that even with facing adversity and disabilities you can still live up to your dreams that you have or had.

Tom Cruise also faced problems with his parents. According to Jokermag.com, “Tom Cruise’s Dad would beat him.” Tom Cruise’s Dad had a drinking problem. His mom didn’t like this and would always confront his dad. These confrontations would always end in violence with Tom’s mother and father. Tom’s mother would try to comfort him, but he would always be scared. Tom Cruise would go home late purposely just to avoid his father. Tom has tried to stop his father before, but it would never work. This just shows that in order to succeed in life you need to face problems, even at home. Tom Cruise faced this and proves that he not only overcame obstacles with his body but also with his mental state.

Lastly Tom Cruise has become successful from what he has faced in his younger years. Tom was brave and had little to no comprehension to dire situations. Tom has proven the people who made fun of him wrong by becoming famous and being recognized from hit movies. According to Jokermag.com, Tom said “I am happy to be where I am today and I forgive my father for what he did in the past. I now understand what he was going through and his addiction.” Tom Cruise was and still is a big inspiration to kids or adults who are going through the same thing. Many people haven’t heard his story, which is crazy. I feel that his story should be put out there to the world to raise awareness that it may not be obvious, but kids or people in general are suffering. And from this suffering, people can learn, move on, and do wonderful things in their lives.

In conclusion of my information and story about Tom Cruise’s younger life and how he overcame adversity, we have the profile of someone who faced adversity. He has overcome many other things. I presented the most pressing issues that had to be known and put out there. I hope that this showed you that people who have ‘perfect lives have gone through a lot of rough times.