by chelsea
Holz! I just took 2 energy pills and Im about to die. Okay, now that I've cleared that up... time to start the assignment.
I felt some what self-centered when completing this assignment. It was difficult to put a money value on family and then my own self interests such as music. Of course, its automatic that I would say family comes first.. but I didn't know where to draw the line. How much money should I spend on others other than myself? What would make me happier; giving to others or providing for myself?
I learned that I couldn't put a stamp on any value. I can't just hand over a bill and say "this is how much you mean to me, give or take a few." It just went to show me that money is paper, its nothing more. Money is superficial and it defines nothing.
I was definitly surprised about my priorities. The things I spend time thinking about in my every day life I realized weren't even listed. Thus maybe a new pair of shoes aren't what I really need. Maybe I'll get more out of a honest friend, then a pair of running shoes. I realized that many of my values could not be given a money value. Which was encouraging; it meant that I appreciate values not just material objects. And I think that is what will truely define the quality of a person; can you or can't you be happy with objects you can't buy in a store? And I realized that yes, I can. This year I have recognized that. People are what truely defines my happiness, which is sometimes bad that is if they are what controls your emotions. But then again I'd rather have to dig deeper for happiness by searching for a friend, than just achieving artifical happiness that a new purse brings me. This assignment has not changed how I live my life, it has just clarified that what I am doing is right.
Chelsea
I felt some what self-centered when completing this assignment. It was difficult to put a money value on family and then my own self interests such as music. Of course, its automatic that I would say family comes first.. but I didn't know where to draw the line. How much money should I spend on others other than myself? What would make me happier; giving to others or providing for myself?
I learned that I couldn't put a stamp on any value. I can't just hand over a bill and say "this is how much you mean to me, give or take a few." It just went to show me that money is paper, its nothing more. Money is superficial and it defines nothing.
I was definitly surprised about my priorities. The things I spend time thinking about in my every day life I realized weren't even listed. Thus maybe a new pair of shoes aren't what I really need. Maybe I'll get more out of a honest friend, then a pair of running shoes. I realized that many of my values could not be given a money value. Which was encouraging; it meant that I appreciate values not just material objects. And I think that is what will truely define the quality of a person; can you or can't you be happy with objects you can't buy in a store? And I realized that yes, I can. This year I have recognized that. People are what truely defines my happiness, which is sometimes bad that is if they are what controls your emotions. But then again I'd rather have to dig deeper for happiness by searching for a friend, than just achieving artifical happiness that a new purse brings me. This assignment has not changed how I live my life, it has just clarified that what I am doing is right.
Chelsea