<p>Hey guys! This is my first draft of my Admission Essay for the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I need some help, as I am from Germany and not used to writing Essays in english for school. Feel free to criticize 
Thanks!</p>
<p>Lewis, Ive told you several times dont do that when I am trying to go to sleep!
His tiny fingers quickly pulled away from my ear. I turned around in my bed so I could face him. He immediately made me regret the harsh tone I used (on him), looking at me with his big brown eyes opened widely.
But your ears are the softest I ever felt. It helps me fall asleep! he mumbled into the blanket he had pulled up so far it almost completely covered his mouth.
Your such a baby. Grow up! I snapped at him.</p>
<p>This was 14 years ago. My brother and I have always shared a close-knit relationship with each other. We did everything together, even slept in the same bed until I reached the age of 15. I was the older one with an age difference of three years. Hence I gave him protection and encouragement and in return he delighted me every day with his childlike happiness and infinite laughter.
But over the years our relationship had changed. When thinking back at this specific incident I realize how fast we have grown up and how different we treat each other now. I used to hate it when he wanted to fall asleep fondling my ear but now being older I can observe his behavior from a different perspective. It is no longer an annoying habit of his to me, but was a way to express his need for comfort and proof of love, which I now miss every so often, though we still care deeply about each other.
Most change happens slowly and therefore goes unnoticed.
Change can be simple or fatal, sudden or gradual, progress or regression, transformation or transition, blessing or curse.
But the most undeniable fact about change is that it is omnipresent.
A common misconception concerning change is that it is often narrowed down to big events such as moving to a different city or taking on a new job, unconsciously neglecting the small and unnoticed changes in life, which are really where our strengths lie.
As R.D. Laing once said; We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing. I believe that if we are aware of change as it is happening the unnoticeable becomes perceptible. As a consequence we have to learn to accept the bad and look for the silver lining and relish the good while it lasts.
This why it is so important for us to not walk through life blindfolded and ungrateful but to take in every second like it was our last and perceive the unnoticed in order to enjoy things more in the present.</p>