One experience that has really shaped me into the person I am today is when my grandpa had a stroke. Although it was a very tragic experience it was a very great way to bond with my family. We all had to help each other through it and make sure everyone was ok. I had to help my grandma and mom through it and I had to learn how to take care of people. I also learned to be grateful for everything and you never know when you could lose somebody. I have learned to try to always be positive and not get mad at my family or friends because you never know when it will be the last time you see them. I have always learned to take risks and not try to be scared of trying new things. This experience has taught me to live my life without fear and not be afraid to try new things. Life is short, and it will go by very fast if you don't live in the moment.
I believe C.S. Lewis' warning to humanity is that we must be less self centered for our society to work. Through Out of the Silent Planet, the different species on Malacandra do what the society needs and does not worry about them self. He also calls the Earth "silent" because he believes out in space there is a lot more life and a lot of things going on. We have not made any discovery of life that is similar to us. I think Lewis believes we are very out of the loop of space and considers us "silent" compared to all the other planets out there. I also do believe that he is wrong for criticizing on how humans live. Humans are all raised differently and have different goals and aspirations. We cannot just expect people to believe in the same thing. Everyone will have a different perspective and opinion on everything and not everyone will not agree on everything. I also think a huge problem is overpopulation. On Malacandra they seem to have everything figured out because they have a much smaller population that makes it easier to organize. For Earth, we have so many people that it is so hard for people to be organized and agree on certain things. I believe we will never be able to be as highly advanced like Malacandra, because of how people are raised differently and our huge population.
Life is a roller coaster and you have to be ready for anything. You cannot plan out your life perfectly because anything can happen. I do not know what my future holds but all I want out of my life is to be happy.
There will always be bumps in the road and things that upset you, but in my life I want to be able to move on and know I took advantage of all my opportunities. I want to have the "American Dream" which is to me being happy no matter what you have in life. For example I would rather be poor with a small house but have a lot of friends and family that I care about. I do not care about all the wealth and materialistic things in life, I care about having and building relationships with people. Without friends and family and people you can trust there is really no point in life. |
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