I like this question because it is a question every person asks themselves. As we go through life trying to decide our profession, our morals, and our goals there is pressure from every aspect of life.
In my own life this pressure has always been internal pressure. From the age of five I have wanted to be a doctor. Essentially this decision, made at an extremely young age has determined nearly every decision since then. My decision to be a doctor has influenced the classes I took in school and has given me the motivation to excel because I always the knew the difficulty of choice. Even more important, being a future doctor has molded my perspective of those around me. I have always felt sympathetic and I have tried to understand the backgrounds of other s as to give me a better perspective of their lives as a whole.
Although, my desire to become a doctor hasn't changed since I was five my path to get there has been flipped upside down, multiple times. It doesn't make my journey any easier than other, but it does give me a sense of purpose.
I often find that many people travel the same journey. Although we all want to talk about how individual we are, nearly everyone has similar experiences and struggles therefore uniting us as a human race. Without this connection, we would not be able to relate to each other. Every single person would be alone and we would never fulfill the human desire for companionship. I am not saying that we should have to look the same, not at all however I find that love and gratitude, the essential connections of the human race, encourage diversity. Let us define who we are, but let us not be naive enough to think that we did it all on our own.
I think the most common definer for people is their religion, their faith. Now I think this is skewed a bit in American culture due to the social emphasis placed on religion however I find that people who have true faith in their religion place more trust in their unseen God than even themselves. I've been to several different countries on mission trips and have seen the role that religion plays in other cultures. For much of the third world it is all they have. In much of the Eastern world where poverty is rampant, people are not able to define themselves by their extracurricular activities or their job. Their definition is much more basic. Religion gives them hope and something to strive for. Even if they were not successful in this life there is hope for the life after.
Recently I have begun to understand the difference between introverts and extroverts.
In my own personal experience I have found that introverts are not necessarily shy but they need time alone. They recharge their batteries by inward reflection and doing activities by themselves. Extroverts on the other hand get all of their energy by feeding off of the energy of other people. Whereas there are advantages and disadvantages to both I have found one of the biggest odds to be how the two groups define themselves.
Introverts find who they are and what they like by exploring independently and by straying away from what others encourage them to do. Extroverts, however are just the opposite, they try to see the world through the eyes of others and experience many things through others.
Obviously there are pros and cons to both and I have known people who I consider to be both. But that's just my humble observation.
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I like this question because it is a question every person asks themselves. As we go through life trying to decide our profession, our morals, and our goals there is pressure from every aspect of life.
In my own life this pressure has always been internal pressure. From the age of five I have wanted to be a doctor. Essentially this decision, made at an extremely young age has determined nearly every decision since then. My decision to be a doctor has influenced the classes I took in school and has given me the motivation to excel because I always the knew the difficulty of choice. Even more important, being a future doctor has molded my perspective of those around me. I have always felt sympathetic and I have tried to understand the backgrounds of other s as to give me a better perspective of their lives as a whole.
Although, my desire to become a doctor hasn't changed since I was five my path to get there has been flipped upside down, multiple times. It doesn't make my journey any easier than other, but it does give me a sense of purpose.
I often find that many people travel the same journey. Although we all want to talk about how individual we are, nearly everyone has similar experiences and struggles therefore uniting us as a human race. Without this connection, we would not be able to relate to each other. Every single person would be alone and we would never fulfill the human desire for companionship.
I am not saying that we should have to look the same, not at all however I find that love and gratitude, the essential connections of the human race, encourage diversity. Let us define who we are, but let us not be naive enough to think that we did it all on our own.
I think the most common definer for people is their religion, their faith. Now I think this is skewed a bit in American culture due to the social emphasis placed on religion however I find that people who have true faith in their religion place more trust in their unseen God than even themselves. I've been to several different countries on mission trips and have seen the role that religion plays in other cultures. For much of the third world it is all they have. In much of the Eastern world where poverty is rampant, people are not able to define themselves by their extracurricular activities or their job. Their definition is much more basic. Religion gives them hope and something to strive for. Even if they were not successful in this life there is hope for the life after.
Recently I have begun to understand the difference between introverts and extroverts.
In my own personal experience I have found that introverts are not necessarily shy but they need time alone. They recharge their batteries by inward reflection and doing activities by themselves. Extroverts on the other hand get all of their energy by feeding off of the energy of other people. Whereas there are advantages and disadvantages to both I have found one of the biggest odds to be how the two groups define themselves.
Introverts find who they are and what they like by exploring independently and by straying away from what others encourage them to do. Extroverts, however are just the opposite, they try to see the world through the eyes of others and experience many things through others.
Obviously there are pros and cons to both and I have known people who I consider to be both. But that's just my humble observation.
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