Rodriguez, Joshua L.

GED 101 – A1

"My Journey in GED 101-Understanding the Self"

After three months of taking this course, it made me realize many things in life and

discovered a glimpse of who I am. It widened my horizons to different possibilities to my life and

understand different processes of how humans live and interact with one another in the society. I

somehow know myself more and deeper than I used to prior to taking up this course. The course

was even more fun during the discussions in class which triggered and ignite my whole personality.

I learned many valuable lessons from our Professor Sir Ambida that enlightened and inspired not

only me but the whole class as well.

Life is so beautiful. We get to experience many things in this world because of the gift that

God has given to us. Since from the beginning to the end, from our birth to the present, we met

different kinds of people around us that influenced us. These people may have created a significant

change in how we view our life and somehow told us the beauty and ugly side of it. As we go

along the journey of our life, we get to know ourselves from our experiences which helped us build

our personality, identify our strengths and weaknesses and opens our fate to different possibilities.

We must know that it’s alright to be different because it makes us unique from the rest. Once we

already know ourselves, we must learn to accept it whatever it is.

I encountered so many situations in my life that made me realize how beautiful life can be.

One situation is the story of the eagle that thought all of his life that he was a chicken. I learned

from the story that we should think outside of the box, go out of our comfort zone and don’t limit

ourselves from the different possibilities that can happen to us. We should have determination and
self-confidence in order to survive the harsh side of it. We might feel empty and don’t have a

purpose at some point in our life, but we must not forget to think of the people around us and look

on the good side.

Life is too precious to waste. But life as we know it is crucial and full of hardships, ups,

and downs. It is not like a bed of roses. We may experience and encounter very difficult problems

in life, but we must keep in mind that there is always a way. These obstacles in our life will help

us become a better and stronger person. I once faced a very heartbreaking experience when I was

a child, but it didn’t stop me to achieve my goals.

Life is so wonderful, we should live it to the fullest and don’t let the negativities dump us.

We must use our actions for the good of others not just to ourselves. Know ourselves more because

we don’t know we might become a better person that can change the world.