Connections

Each of us are connected to one another, our actions, words, thoughts, feelings. We should treasure these because our bonds with other people are important and these help us in our lives. We need these in times when we are in an unlikely situation. But sometimes we can't avoid the times when it breaks or falls apart. Sooner or later, misunderstandings and fights will surface up. We tend to build walls around us thinking that this will solve things but it doesn't. It will make things worst. So from time to time, we should rebuild our 'bridge', patch some holes or even better if we make the foundations stronger.

Don't waste time, don't wait to let it become worst. If its been damaged then rebuild it quickly. We should not destroy things, making and building things (not walls) are the best. We could also help others. We have the gift of creating bonds with other people so we should use it. Help them to build and rebuild theirs. It's not good to runaway or ignore our problems. So remember, it's never too late to build and fix things up.

Activity 4

This morning, as I woke up early and went out from my apartment, I met my landlady at the gate. She greeted me a pleasant morning with a smile. With that, I smiled too and greeted her back. And so my day started with a smile on my face even though we're having our ROTC today (not that I don't like ROTC, I'm just not a morning person but I have to wake up at five thirty in the morning).

You may not know that by greeting someone with a smile, you will make the beginning of his day a cheerful one. That just by saying hello to your neighbor, you'll brighten up his mood or just by saying a simple thank you to someone, you will make him feel appreciated and he may do his kind deed to someone else too, and that someone else will also feel the same and so he will also do deeds for others and so on and so forth.

We should be aware by our doings. Whether what we did was appropriate or not because we may not know that we've hurt or insulted someone. So that's why we are taught with proper manners. But sometimes, some people don't practice anymore good manners nowadays. They tend to forget these things. Some may thought 'who cares, that person is not doing it so why should I', and so they just let it pass by. But that's not good because, you may not notice, we can influence others even the society. So if we're being rude or insensitive, other people might become like us. So we should not forget our manners even though the other person doesn't thank you for it. Just do your job, and you may not know that everybody else is doing it too.

Activity 3

One of my weakest points is that I don't have self-confidence, not like Hani who has great belief in herself. I usually hesitate in making decisions by myself, and when I finally have one, I hesitate again if I'm going to do it. I'm afraid of the outcome of what I chose. I'm afraid to fail because of what I've done. I also don't have confidence in my answers. That's why; even if I have answers, it will take me some time to pass it.

So when I heard the story of Hani, I was amazed by her. The character of having the courage to believe in herself was what amazed me. She, who was not a student in the school where the teacher work, chose to approach the teacher and asked to teach her English (which I think it really took a lot of courage) so she could go abroad and study more. The teacher, struck by her courageous act, accepted her. She then committed to work hard and did her best. Having these qualities, I believe that a person like her would really succeed and achieve her dreams. She proved this because she got the scholarship and was able to attain her dream.

After hearing it, her story made me realize that to accomplish great things, it doesn't really matter if your rich or poor, smart or not, but is to not stop in working hard, doing your best and believing in yourself. So now, I'm going to develop my self-confidence and the belief in myself more.