Blog #2

Blog 2 - What personal principles did you adhere to before entering this course and where did they come from? Were they taught to you? Did you develop them on your own? How have our readings and discussions impacted those principles? Of the principles covered which are you drawn to the most and why?

Before entering this course a lot of my personal principles were influenced by my family, friends, environment, and society. At a young age, at home I was taught not to curse, lie, steal, or cheat. These values came from my mother whom had a Christian background. I was taught to be nice to others because that is what I was taught in grade school and my mom also enforced that belief. When I moved away to college, I experienced many things that I would not have otherwise had I still be living at home. I met many people with different cultural beliefs and also different values. Growing up I made many mistakes. I did a lot of bad things which inevitably had bad consequences. I fell and got back up again and I can really relate to the existentialist view of the human being. The existentialist believes that “you” are responsible for your own actions. I completely agree with that. I am currently in the quest for spirituality; I do not have a certain belief set in stone. I feel that because I do not really know where I stand spiritually or even religiously, it is easier to just say that we are responsible for ourselves, and everything that happens is because we choose for them to happen.  I think that the readings and discussions in class have allowed me to become even more open than I already was. I feel that I can think and discuss for longer periods of time because of all the possible principles that there are.  

I commented on Brittany's post, http://brittbloom22.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-2.html?showComment=1330893948357#c2704854670603541595