Objective:
- Understand that values are formed from external and internal drives of an individual
- Explore one’s own value system
Original Post:
Family
Friendship
Health
Prestige
Wealth
My activities for the day have been very normal for a typical Sunday. Started my day with hanging out with friends, caught up with some sleep, went to the gym, and spend the rest of my day doing schoolwork. These activities are mostly my routine for Sundays. Among the 20 values from the list above these values represent the following values: Friendship, Health, Wisdom, Personal Accomplishment, Expertise, Personal Development and enjoyment. Friendship and enjoyment represents the portion of my day hanging out with friends as here I am valuing both friendship and well enjoyment is definitely a part of it. Health represents the portion of my day sleeping and working out as both actively have some amount of influence on my health. And finally Wisdom, Personal Accomplishment, Expertise and Personal development represent the portion of my day I have spent on schoolwork.
Family is and will always be the most important thing in my life. As it is my foremost important value that was thought to me by my family and by their support and importance in my daily live. However, tasks that I have accomplished today do not affect them directly but it definitely makes them proud to see me in a journey toward achievement of a successful life. Successful live in my case would be educated and independent. Friendship, which is the second most important thing because the value of friends does not only extent to entertainment in my life, as I believe friendship can bring other values such as, trust and respect for one another. I think friendship is necessary everywhere as with trust and respect for one another can lead to a more productive society. Health, prestige and wealth are more like a goal to me that I have to either keep up with or achieve. And most of my activities today are directed in achieving these goals. As in completing my schoolwork I am acquiring the necessary skills needed in achieving my goal of prestige and wealth and in this case that skill is education. However, the only obstacle that I presently see in my way is time. As I still have a long way to go in completing school and actually start working towards my goals.
Reflection:
In my thoughts above I give family the fore most importance as my family support is the internal drives that gives me the necessary support needed to concur my external drives. The picture above is of my family which has given me the internal inspiration, value and focus towards making a meaning of my life. My internal drives are responsible for my high values towards family and friends. They are nourished by the love, fun, and care that I share with them. Moreover, the time that I have spend with them the thought that we share in common and the instances or memories that we have of each other which brings us to value out relationship even more. My internal drives are gassed by the the memories that I share with my friends and family as they are the primary cause that I value them above all other things in my life.
My external drives are more of my own wants as health, prestige and wealth. These drives are not ruled with memories or love but with rather wants of social respect, a better life and the want to be in shape. Each value here are more likely selfish values that benefit me solely and are drives of my own personal desire.
Future:
I think in coming years I would have more responsibility then I presently have, however, with such pressure many people tend to forget their internal drives such as friends and families and merely concentrate on their external drives such as health, prestige and wealth. In my case, I would always try my best to prioritize friends and family as though I value my external drives, I value my internal drives just more.