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| "Four Ages in Life" (1902) by Edvard Munch |
94. Tversky reports that his experience in the army changed him significantly. As he wrote to his sister, "Letters cannot convey the drastic changes of a boy in an army uniform that you will meet. He will be very different from the young boy in khaki shorts that you left at the airport five years ago" (94).
Have you ever undergone a drastic change of this kind? Have you ever compelled yourself to change in some way?
If someone were to compare the person you are now to the person you were five years ago, would the differences be remarkable?
I would say that I had a big change. I used to be very introverted and antisocial. I would just stay at the house all day and be perfectly content with it. As I've gotten older, I've become much more comfortable going out and being social. I don't feel anxious being around people anymore and I dread having to stay home with nothing to do. I think it's just part of maturing and growing up, because I would have never seen myself like this five years ago.
ReplyDeleteI think that everyone goes through changes in life, my goal is to always be evolving into a better person. Growing up I was very social and talkative. My dad likes to tell people I never knew how to be quiet. In middle school, however, I went through a phase of depression and self-doubt as many do at that age and that along with allowing myself to be negatively influenced by the people around me led me to become a different person, my family would say unrecognizable for a while. Thankfully after some reflection and realizing what and who I want to be; I found my way back to a better version of myself than ever before. The person I was five years ago was unrecognizable to me. The person I’ve become because of that phase, however, has left me very grateful for that time in my life. It showed me how to be strong within myself to see not let others influence my actions and how to overcome internal trials.
ReplyDelete—Kimber Farris
1)The first example I thought of was the Los Angeles Lakers in 2013. The team had a prime Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Dwight Howard. All of these players were completely dominating the game of basketball at the time so seeing them all together, they looked completely unstoppable. Experts, NB analysts, and even my dad all thought this was going to be one of the best teams to ever play. But for as good as they could have been, Kobe got injured early on, and Nash and Howard were both use to being such dominant players that they were unable to play together because they both felt like they needed the ball in order for the team to survive. In the end, it was their greed for the ball that caused the team to struggle the whole season. After this, it was no longer “the winning team has the best players” but more closely seen as “teams that have the best chemistry will thrive”.
ReplyDelete2) I personally would not describe myself as someone who is comfortable with the “unknowns”. When something is an “unknown” I tend to worry, become anxious, and focus on which things could go wrong rather than a positive outlook on what things could go right. I feel much more comfortable, calm, and relaxed when I’m in an environment where I have a good idea on what to expect or if I have an idea of the way things will go.
- Parker Milligan
1) I have not undergone a great amount of changes in my life, but the biggest one for me would have to be between my sophomore year and junior year of high school. I had lost a family member from cancer and another from a stroke all within a few months span, and it almost caused me to leave my Christian faith. What bothered me the most was knowing that these Christian men that I had looked up to had passed away while there were worse people out in the world thriving and I felt so alone and upset that it almost caused me to completely leave my faith. It took a lot of nights crying and fighting my feelings before I heard a verse my mom had read to me, Romans 8:28 saying “All things work together for those who love God, who have been called according to His purpose”. It was that verse that gave me hope for the next day knowing that I was never abandoned, and I will come out of this a better person than I was going into it. If I were to compare myself to the person I was five years ago, the changes would be just astronomical. From the people I use to be friends with to my faith, everything has changed. And I will forever be grateful for the changes I went through those years because I believe it has made me a better person in my life.
Delete- Parker Milligan, and I accidentally put the wrong answer here originally! So sorry!
94A: I have undergone a drastic change, not only mentally but emotionally as well. Before I was in high school, I was very reserved and introverted, and had a major lack of self-confidence. Throughout my year as a freshman, I began to notice how people treated me with more respect when I looked like I was self-assured and confident in my decisions. This, coupled with a rather rocky introduction into the high school softball program, led me to believe that I had to personally change my own natural inclination to fade into the background. I forced myself to become more outgoing and to speak out and get to know other people. When I became a senior, I was told more often than not that my confidence in softball led people to believe that I would always get the job done and that I helped improve the confidence in the players around me. By changing myself to be more outgoing, I have boosted my own self-confidence and have helped others to be more assured in my decisions and actions.
ReplyDelete-Lauren HerrNeckar
I personally haven't had any significant changes in my life. I used to be super shy, and I still kind of am. I can talk to people without too much trouble but I still don't like being in big crowds or around too many people I don't know. I have tried to 'break out of my shell' but it's hard for me to think I will. My job requires me to talk to people a lot so that has helped out. I don't think there is a huge difference between me and myself from 5 years ago.
ReplyDeleteFive years ago, I was going into my sophomore year of high school. I had just started dating my first “real” boyfriend (who I am still dating today), I had just started driving my new car, and I thought I had it all! Today, I can say I am humbler, (as a Christian) I have grown in my relationship with Christ, and I have made more “life-changing” decisions than I had ever before. I am happy of the changes I have made and look forward to even more in the future!
ReplyDeleteWe grow and change continuously. If someone out there has remained exactly the same for five years, they’re either completely delusional, or have somehow found complete happiness. In seventh grade I had given up on school and let myself fail a few classes. My sophomore year in high school I obsessed over grades and class work to get A’s and B’s. Now I’m a sophomore college student with a 4.0 gpa in the honors program, and I imagine I’ll continue to change. Who knows how long I’ll have a 4.0? Who knows how long that will be a goal of mine?
ReplyDeleteTversky changed because of the war he was thrown in and the circumstances that surrounded him. However, five years in a very long time and he would have changed if he was in the army or not. His change would have been different and probably more gradual, but he still would’ve changed, nonetheless. It is a part of human nature.
I have gone many changes throughout my life. We all have. In my 8th grade year I was shy I did not want anyone to notice me. I would not dress the way I wanted because I was afraid people would tell me I was “trying too hard”. But now I have realized that, even though this is cliché, no one can change the way I feel about myself. I love to express myself in my clothes, even if they are “basic”. I do not dress nice to impress people, I dress nice to impress myself.
ReplyDeleteFive years ago, this is not how I felt, and if you were to compare you would notice. It would be a remarkable difference. Confidence is noticeable and it will always be something to be proud of.
Morgan Anderson