Meanign_of_Life

Who am I' What is my potential' What are my needs, interests, fears and limitations, goals, hopes and dreams' How can I best achieve the deepest meaning for my life' These are questions that we ask ourselves more than once in our life time. There's an answer to these questions for each individual, but do we all find these answers' That is the main question, and probably our biggest fear. In this report, I'm supposed to focus on not only the meaning of life, but the meaning of my life. Starting off with the question, “Who am I'” Can I simply respond to that question by answering, “I'm Raynaldo Velez.”' Maybe I can. Some might find it acceptable, but some might find it non acceptable. But I'm simply me, how else can I explain it' Sure I can describe my traits, race, background, personality, but if one wants to who I am, then they will have to know me. At a young age I found myself questioning everything I was told. Although I was raised Catholic and attended CCD, a religious teaching program, I always questioned if there Is a God. I looked upon life as if there was no God and still saw that all of the questions that are constantly asked, still not answered. At this time, I learned that God was just someone something to believe in. Because everyone in the world needs something to believe in. I never changed my religion, I stood Catholic. I'm still open to everything I hear and learn about religions. I don't see any of them right or wrong. I came into philosophy learning to be open. I was open to all religions, learned their beliefs, but still find myself questioning. I still have no answer to my questions, but I see that as a positive thing. It got me to learn more of all other religions and to be open upon all of them. I'm glad I took this class. It gave me the opportunity to exercise my personal thoughts and beliefs. I agree with Socrates, that the unexamined life is not worth living. We have to remember that we only have one life to live. I myself don't have a complete understanding of what Philosophy is. I wouldn't know how to define philosophy in my own words. Philosophy to me is basically any personal belief about how to live life, and or how to deal with situations. I see philosophy as a large amount of questions. And people, “philosophers” live life trying to answer these questions. The fact that this class is about life, experience, and beliefs, why wouldn't one join this class' There are no right or wrong answers. One believe in what one wants to believe in. In order to take this class, one must be open minded, and be able to speak their minds. In this class, we share what we believe in and what we think. We became comfortable with one other, to the point where we share our thoughts and feelings. I remember the first day of class, Professor Cragg put his briefcase on the desk and said, “Everything you will need will be in here” and left. We as a class had to work together and figure out what had to be done. We failed on the project, but as a class we succeeded. It gave us the chance to know everyone else and to work together. I came to this class with an open mind. Questioning many things in life. And I'm leaving this class the same. Yes, with more information, information that I never knew, but I believe the goal was that I left the same as I entered. I still believe in what I believe in, nothing changed that. I'm still open to everything, and that is the key of life. I feel that overall, I succeeded in this class.