CYP Now - My life: David Gordon, 15, London

I was standing in a church in Ghana surrounded by a mass of people praising God: resistance was useless. I caught the contagious will to surrender to happiness and free will, and to destroy social barriers in a way unorthodox and alien to me; through song. Ghana is where my mum and dad are from.

This summer the trip really changed my life.

One moment I will never forget was being in church with my family. I wasoverwhelmed by the infectious joy of the people and for the first timein my life joined in with the singing. I realised everyone there lookedout for each other, which surprised me as I was used to looking out forme, myself, and I. So I asked myself, why are they so much happier thanus? The answer is they choose to live every day to the full.

This was how a holiday changed my outlook on life. In Ghana they do nothave money and possessions like we do in England, yet they arehappier.

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