a response to statement 5

"I am now the same person as I was when I was 5 years old"

I happen to disagree with this statement, as a 5 year old I was naive to the world around me, I did not understand danger and that people in the world would want to hurt another, or even myself. I was quite adventurous as well. I would climb to the top of monkey bars and jump down not being afraid of hurting myself, and I would fight with my brothers knowing that my parents wouldn't get mad at me, but rather them. But now looking back as an 18 year old I understand things about the world that I could never have fathomed as a 5 year old. I now understand that people can be dangerous and that I need to be cautious around strangers. I cannot trust everyone I meet because they may not always have good intentions. And just as I have grown, my vocabulary has as well, since I now understand what the "bad words" are. While I still may be the sweet little girl to my parents, they know that I will be moving on and they too realize that their little 5 year old girl is now a completely different 18 year old, who is ready to go out into the world, rather than hold my parents hands as I cross the street.

My Philosophy

While thinking about this final paper, I have considered the ideas of many philosphers. From viewing the powerpoint I thought that Socrates had a good idea on life, he believed that one must know themselves first or else life is not worth living, I have to agree with this, because to know yourself means that you are happy with your life, and are able to do things that will make you happy, and that will lead to a better life. But if someone does not know who they are it can lead to chaos and unhappiness because they are confused with themselves. I really like this idea, because I believe that being comfortable with who you are and knowing yourself is how to prosper. I also liked the idea of Heraclitus, he stated that nothing is ever the same and everything is always changing, this was an interesting idea to me, because I had never thought of the world like that. Nothing stays the same and each day we shape our lives by the things that change... I want to base my question off of their ideas, on how, by knowing myself and seeing how the world is changing that will somehow leads to a successful life.

Justice

From taking this quiz, it stated that I believe most in the idea of justice, that all people should be treated they way they act, and should be punished or rewarded accordingly. I guess I would agree with this because I do think that everyone deserves what they get, and that there is a reason for everything. Nihilism was my lowest rank, but I don't even know what that is so I guess thats fine. Do good and good things will happen, thats basically my beliefs and tend to agree with the quiz.