Maybw you could start like this. “When i was a kid i had to overcome many difficult challenges such as (list one or two things). this (these) experiences have impacted me and helped me learn new life lessons and help me get through other tough challenges.” then just talk about things you have learned from the personal experience:)
C, it talks about how, " That on the ashes of which his youth doth lie" meaning that his youth has burnt out, and "In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire" If you think about it, the flame is Shakespeare, and the "ashes of his youth" mean his life. He knows about approaching death " The deathbed whereon it must expire", and he has excepted it.
Emphasizing how happy the family is, i believe.
