Reflection:
This project was about purpose and place in the 21 Century. It was about having an existential crisis and to question what was the use of your existence in human life. With these questions in life, it can cause deep thinking in the human mind in an exciting way, and it all depends on how you look at it. This could be a crisis in your life or more of an opportunity to think philosophically. To expand the mind through literary studies and to come up with a personal answer of our lives during this project I choose to explore Happiness and meaning because I was more focused on what it takes to be happy in life and to find true Happiness with myself and others. I went through a path of Happiness and found there are so many ways to be satisfied in life, and the most common thing people think that makes us happy is money. In life, I have no, and the reason I choose Happiness and meaning was that I don't need religion to help me through life. With Happiness and purpose, I want to have a worthy goal in life and have control in my life. During this whole project, it opened my mind to a whole new level of looking at life and how other people look at life. It made me realize that for myself, life is what you make it. This whole project was so much fun for me to learn and think in a whole new way of life; it opened my eyes to how we feel about our lives. Even out of school, when this project was going on me through a lot about what I was doing in life and what I should do in the future. Even though I'm still a young teenager, it's weird to think about what I'm doing in life, but I think it was a great experience learning about philosophy. I also appreciated learning about all the different type of topics of philosophy and how each subject had an interesting meaning. There we times were thinking about life was hard and overwhelming; it made life a lot harder to think about, especially if you're thinking of your existence. In class, when we had to do the mini-study on a topic that was given to us, and I chose connection and Happiness. During this mini-study, there were ted talks on relationship and Happiness, and there were a lot of topics on here on how to find Happiness and how to be connected in the world. Most of this made me think more in-depth about how we are connected better if it wasn't for the cellular devices that made us divert from society, and it makes me think how it's true.
On this topic of connection and Happiness, there was a ted talk on what makes a good life. The gist of this ted talk was how there is a lot of things that make people happy but to stay comfortable in life you have to have strong relationships with other whoever that person may be and is a way of staying happy in life. Also, that money docent makes people happy or wishing to be famous docent make people happy its the quantity of that relationship you have with that person that can change your life. All of this information opened my mind more profoundly through exploring this topic and changed my mind on how to be happy in life and to do whatever makes you happy. This project was a weird experience and quite enjoyable to learn about, and it made me look at life differently. It made me look at all the little things in life differently to how humans function to how humans have daily routines in their life. After all of this, I'm going to think harder about reproduction and the existential crisis part of it because it's crazy how these things happen. I think especially now as a teenager it's not a thing to think about because I haven't done much in my life to have an existential crisis. Through all of this, I won't be thinking about life, and I'll ignore it in a way where I don't realize I have an existential crisis. There a lot of things in life to think about and to have a proper experience and this project was so much fun to learn about, and it has taught me to have fun in life through those rough parts in life. The only thing I got out of this was to think of what I'm doing in life genuinely, but I'm not interested in thinking about anymore because I don't want to think about what I'm doing here or where I'm it's all very terrible. I still wonder the big question why are we here and the existence in life like why are humans on earth and why we die and why we get old. This is the biggest question everyone asks, and it's a strange thing to think about but I try not to think about what I'm doing here I go day by day living life without asking this question. Why are humans scared of death why don't we want to die is life so great even when the worst parts in life do happen, and you feel like giving up, so humans still want to live through all of that.
On this topic of connection and Happiness, there was a ted talk on what makes a good life. The gist of this ted talk was how there is a lot of things that make people happy but to stay comfortable in life you have to have strong relationships with other whoever that person may be and is a way of staying happy in life. Also, that money docent makes people happy or wishing to be famous docent make people happy its the quantity of that relationship you have with that person that can change your life. All of this information opened my mind more profoundly through exploring this topic and changed my mind on how to be happy in life and to do whatever makes you happy. This project was a weird experience and quite enjoyable to learn about, and it made me look at life differently. It made me look at all the little things in life differently to how humans function to how humans have daily routines in their life. After all of this, I'm going to think harder about reproduction and the existential crisis part of it because it's crazy how these things happen. I think especially now as a teenager it's not a thing to think about because I haven't done much in my life to have an existential crisis. Through all of this, I won't be thinking about life, and I'll ignore it in a way where I don't realize I have an existential crisis. There a lot of things in life to think about and to have a proper experience and this project was so much fun to learn about, and it has taught me to have fun in life through those rough parts in life. The only thing I got out of this was to think of what I'm doing in life genuinely, but I'm not interested in thinking about anymore because I don't want to think about what I'm doing here or where I'm it's all very terrible. I still wonder the big question why are we here and the existence in life like why are humans on earth and why we die and why we get old. This is the biggest question everyone asks, and it's a strange thing to think about but I try not to think about what I'm doing here I go day by day living life without asking this question. Why are humans scared of death why don't we want to die is life so great even when the worst parts in life do happen, and you feel like giving up, so humans still want to live through all of that.
Art Piece
Written Piece
True Happiness
By David Rios
Think of things that make me happy,
Not the things that make me sad;
Think of the kind and true in the world,
Not the bad and evil side;
Think of the blessings that are around me,
Not the ones that are forgotten;
Think of a virtue of generous people,
Not a misunderstood virtue;
Think of the gains I've made in life,
Not the losses I've made in life;;
Think of the good I've spoken to others,
Not the cruel, and hostile words;
Think of the days of health and pleasure,
Not the days of hatred and pain;
Think of the days alive and well,
Not the dark days;
Think of the hopes that lie before me,
Not the waste that lies behind me;
Think of the achievements I made,
Not the achievements i've lost;
Think of the great friends I have made,
Not the friends I have lost;
Find the happiness of others
And in this you’ll find your own.
By David Rios
Think of things that make me happy,
Not the things that make me sad;
Think of the kind and true in the world,
Not the bad and evil side;
Think of the blessings that are around me,
Not the ones that are forgotten;
Think of a virtue of generous people,
Not a misunderstood virtue;
Think of the gains I've made in life,
Not the losses I've made in life;;
Think of the good I've spoken to others,
Not the cruel, and hostile words;
Think of the days of health and pleasure,
Not the days of hatred and pain;
Think of the days alive and well,
Not the dark days;
Think of the hopes that lie before me,
Not the waste that lies behind me;
Think of the achievements I made,
Not the achievements i've lost;
Think of the great friends I have made,
Not the friends I have lost;
Find the happiness of others
And in this you’ll find your own.