2012年8月25日星期六
Cover Letter
Dear Mentor,
The term is now about to end. As the
term is about to end we, students, are expected to have achieved the desired
learning results (DLR) or the goals and objectives of Englcom indicated in the
syllabus. I think that the e-portfolio itself is the most evident evidence that
I could provide to prove that I have indeed achieved the DLR. It
could prove my achievement mainly because I was able to write the two essays we
were expected to make and I was able to have progress during the process as
seen in the compilation of my works.
The DLR that I found most difficult was
LO1. This is because during the time I was accomplishing LO1, everything was
new to me. I was not used to using outlines, because we weren’t trained to use
them in our high school. Even though I unconsciously had made outlines whenever
I write, it still felt new to me having to write an outline and see it in front
my eyes. I wasn’t used to writing essays as well, since we focused more on
creative writing during my high school days. I wasn’t used to writing many
words that were more than 500 words. I was very much overwhelmed when I first
heard that we were supposed to write an essay that has a minimum of 1000 words.
Everything was new. Even to the component of thee essay which I had to do a
thorough research on.
Even when I was new to all these, I had
to do my best. I tried all the things that I had to do. Writing an outline,
doing research on the topic, making an essay that composed of more than a
thousand words all these I tried. Coping up with all these unfamiliar things
was hard for a first timer like me, but with the will to accomplish what I had
to do I was able to accomplish the task. Even if it wasn’t as good as it was
supposed to be, I did it.
My essay entitled “What Do You Think?”
would be the essay I am most proud of. Mainly because when I was doing the
essay everything just fell in to place. With the experience from the first
essay everything went smoothly. I had been able to avoid some mistakes that I
had committed in the first one such as using of contractions. Mostly, because I
didn’t have a really hard time like I used to be and I think it came out
nicely.
I think every activity that had been
done during the class had all been really helpful in achieving my personal
goals in Englcom.
Blogging had been helpful in developing
my reading and writing skills. I think it helped most in my writing. Since, it
would be practically seen by anyone I had a conscious that had always reminded
me to write better. I didn’t want anyone to see a crappy work, even when they
don’t know that it was me writing. That reason alone had made me more conscious
every time I write. I think it served as a pressure that made me work better.
During the course of writing I learned
many weaknesses of mine in terms of writing. It really helped me because
noticing one’s wrong doings is really something that would make improvement. I
learned how to make an outline and do research for the topic. I learned to find
reliable sources and not just use whatever I see first. During the revisions I
spelled out the contractions, tried my best in making correct citations, and
many more.
This writing course had helped me
familiarize in many things that were new to me when it comes to writing. It had
been a very meaningful experience.
Thank you for the guidance that you had
given me during the course.
Sincerely yours,
Dream
Table of Contents
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Essays (Entry)
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Date Submitted
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Score/Perfect Score
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Cover Letter
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August 26, 2012
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(What
Do You Think?)
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August 13, 2012
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(Simple
Things Can Amount To Happiness)
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July 31,2012
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(My
Goals For Englcom)
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June 24, 2012
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4.
Diagnostic Essay
(K-pop)
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June 19,2012
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Divorce Not Equal To Bad
Outline
Thesis Statement: Divorce Bill does not only result to bad
things; it can also result to good things.
I.
Introduction
A. Introduction to choices for the argument:
to agree and not to agree
B. Thesis Statement
II.
Body
A. Definition
of Divorce
B. Existence
of choices for ending a bad marriage
1. Annulment
2. Declaration
of nullity
3. Legal
separation
C. Arguments
against Divorce bill and refutation
1. Increases
divorce rate
2. Weakens
family ties and harm children
3. Makes
people unhealthy
4. Causes
financial problem
III.
Conclusion
A. My
position
B. Thesis
statement
In addition to the RH
Bill another controversial bill was introduced to the Philippines. It is the
House Bill 1799 or better known as the Divorce Bill. The Divorce Bill is simply
about legalizing divorce in our country. Following the legalization of divorce
in Malta, Philippines is now the only country in the world that has not
legalized divorce. As the issue regarding the implementation of the Divorce
Bill raises, the masses were divided into two groups: those who agree to the
implementation of the Divorce Bill and those who don’t. Divorce Bill does not
only result to bad things; it can also result to good things that make me agree
to the implementation of the Divorce Bill.
Before
taking a stand it in an issue, it is important to first define the meaning of
the term and then weigh the pros and cons. According to the Merriam-Webster’s online
dictionary, divorce is defined as the action or instance of legally dissolving
of a marriage. So, the legalization of the Divorce Bill will be giving the
people a chance to legally separate and legally dissolve their marriage.
Currently
in the Philippines there are already three ways to end a marriage legally. It
is either through annulment, declaration of nullity or legal separation. (Festin,
2011)With these three options existing people still wanted the implementation
of divorce simply because these three options are flawed. In an annulment the
marriage would not be recognized by the law and would be considered as it had
never existed. But this is not the only reason why an annulment is not good
enough for the people. An annulment can only be obtained under circumstances
where the there was no parental consent for those who are above 18 years old
and below 21; when the marriage was conducted while one of the party is not in
a sound mind to understand what is happening, when the marriage happened by
fraud or by force; when one party is found to have STD that is serious and
incurable; when one of the party is discovered to have impotence or physical
incapacity which does not cover one being infertile meaning this would not
account to an annulment. Another reason to why annulment is not good enough is
that to prove that one is physically incapable would require check-ups from
experts which would cause a lot of money that most Filipinos could not afford. (Santos,
2011) In a declaration of nullity it is almost the same as an annulment which
denies the existence of the marriage from the beginning, but in this type of
separation there is another set of basis for the petition to be filed. In filling
a declaration of nullity only reason such as minority, lack of
authority of solemnizing officer, absence of marriage license, bigamous or
polygamous marriage, mistake in identity, failure to record with appropriate
registry, incestuous marriage, void by reason of public policy, and
psychological incapacity are considered for a petition of declaration of nullity. Both kind of
separation would make the child illegitimate since the marriage would not be
recognized by the law. In order to avoid making a child illegitimate there is
the legal separation. This is also a solution to problems such as being abused,
being corrupted or induced to engage in prostitution or connivance, having the
correspondent imprisoned for more than 6 years after the final judgement,
having a drug addict or alcoholism partner, having a homosexual partner, being
in a bigamous marriage, having a sexual infidel or pervert partner, having one’s
live being threatened, and being abandoned with no cause for more than a year. The
three choices that were given to legally end a marriage solves almost all the
possible problems that may occur making them sound good enough, but what makes
it short is that in legal separation one is not entitled to remarry. (Fred,
2007) The Divorce Bill covers all these concerns.
Another argument against this is that the
introduction of the Divorce Bill would make the divorce rate in the country
high. Contrary to this argument, there are data that show low divorce rates
even if people are allowed to get a divorce. As shown in “Maps of the World”
(2006), some of these counties are Mongolia with 0.38, Georgia
with 0.36 and Libya with only 0.24 per 1000 people.
In
line with the argument that it will make the divorce rate high, the
introduction of the Divorce Bill is said to weaken family ties and would cause
harm to the children. If the Divorce Bill weakens family ties then how is it
that the divorce rates in some countries maintain low? These low rates on
divorce are also evidences of strong family ties and of people who would not
easily go to the option of filling a divorce. Those who proposed the divorce
has also given thought to control the divorce rate and therefore would set
standards for the divorce to pass. In case the divorce is passed and married
couples are permitted to separate, those people who are anti-divorce bill will argue
that it would harm the children. If the children were to stay in a house where
the parents would continue to fight would it not cause harm to the children as
well? If one party were to be abusive of the other would the children be
unharmed emotionally? If one party gets more abusive and decides to hit the
children as well is there no harm caused? When these kinds of things happen in
the family, is it not better for the parents to separate for the good of the children?
Some
people think that divorce could make the people involved unhealthy because they
do not have partners that they could talk to. Since humans are naturally social
animals it is expected that humans who have someone to talk to would have a
healthier mind and have the initiative to have a healthy body as well. If there
were always fights in the house, would the people there still be able to
communicate properly and be in a healthy condition? Instances were one will be
abusive of the other; one of them is surely in an unhealthy condition, is it
not?
Regarding
the implementation of the Divorce Bill the most important question is perhaps
about the financial condition. Most families in the Philippines have their
fathers work and mothers stay at home watching the kids. After the divorce, the
mother who has no work would surely have a problem in getting even the basic
needs for living. This problem is also covered by the divorce bill. In the bill
proposed, the one who is working is entitled to support the jobless one until
he or she is able to get a job. To be able to prevent the abuse of leeching of
the partner, this support is only valid until one year after the divorce is
made final.
The
Divorce Bill that is being proposed covers all the possible problems that would
be encountered by a married couple and has the solutions to the problems that
were raised regarding the implementation of it. Those who proposed the bill had
definitely given the issue a thorough view and gave the best possible solutions
to it. Those people who agree to the Divorce Bill are not necessarily in favour
of people getting divorce because of the little things, but they agree to it
simply because they wanted to give chances to those who are in failed marriages
that cannot anymore bear with the problems growing because of the failure. It
is giving a chance for them to have a new and better life. Let us all be
unselfish and think more of those who are suffering. Do not just disagree to
the implementation of the bill and take consideration of what are being
proposed, because after reading the things that are proposed one might just
change his idea regarding the topic. One just might agree to the implementation
of the bill after reading both the pros and cons.
Reference:
Divorce.
(2012). In Merriam-Webster. Retrieved from:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divorce
Festin,
R. (2011, July 9). Is the Philippines ready for divorce?. Inquirer. Retrieved
from: http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/5183/is-the-philippines-ready-for-divorce
Fred. (2007, January 11). Annulment, Divorce
and Legal Separation in the Philippines: Questions and Answers [Web blog post]. Retrieved from: http://jlp-law.com/blog/annulment-divorce-legal-separation-in-the-philippines-questions-and-answers/
Maps
of the world. (2006). Top ten countries with the lowest divorce rate. Retrieved
from: http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/countries-with-lowest-divorce-rate.html
Santos,
A. (2011, June 21). 9 reasons to support legalization of divorce in the
Philippines [slide show photo 8 of 9]. Female Network. Retrieved from: http://www.femalenetwork.com/news-features/9-reasons-to-support-the-legalization-of-divorce-in-the-philippines/
Divorce Not Equal To Bad (draft)
Outline
Thesis Statement: I agree to the implementation of the Divorce
bill.
I.
Introduction
A. Introduction for the argument: The
choices
B. Thesis Statement
II.
Body
A. Definition
of Divorce
B. Existence
of choices for ending a bad marriage
1. Annulment
2. Declaration
of nullity
3. Legal
separation
C. Arguments
against Divorce bill and refutation
1. Raise
in divorce rate
2. Weaken
family ties and harm children
3. Make
people unhealthy
4. Cause
financial problem
III.
Conclusion
A. Persuasion
to agree to the thesis statement
B. Thesis
statement
In
addition to the RH Bill another controversial bill was introduced to the
Philippines. It is the House Bill 1799 or better known as the Divorce Bill. The
Divorce Bill is simply about legalizing divorce in our country. Following the
legalization of divorce in Malta, Philippines is now the only country in the
world that has not legalize divorce. At the rise of issue regarding the
implementation of the Divorce Bill, the masses were divided into mainly two
groups: those who agree to the implementation of the Divorce Bill and those who
don’t. In this issue I take the stand of agreeing to it.
Before
all this, let us first define divorce. According to the Merriam-Webster’s
online dictionary, divorce is defined as the action or instance of legally
dissolving of a marriage. (2012) So, the legalization of the Divorce Bill will
be the legalization of a bill about being able to legally dissolve a marriage.
Currently
in the Philippines there are already three ways to end a marriage legally. It
is either through annulment, declaration of nullity or legal separation. (Festin,
2011)With these three options existing people still wanted the implementation
of divorce simply because these three options are flawed. In an annulment the
marriage would not be recognized by the law and would be considered as it had
never existed. But this is not the only reason why an annulment is not good
enough for the people. An annulment can only be obtained under circumstances
where the there was no parental consent for those who are above 18 years old
and below 21; when the marriage was conducted while one of the party is not in
a sound mind to understand what is happening, when the marriage happened by
fraud or by force; when one party is found to have STD that is serious and
incurable; when one of the party is discovered to have impotence or physical
incapacity which is does not cover one being unfertile meaning this would not
account to an annulment, another about this is that to prove that one is
physically incapable would require check-ups from experts which would cause a
lot of money that most Pilipinos could not afford. (Santos, 2011) In a
declaration of nullity it is almost the same as an annulment which denies the
existence of the marriage from the beginning. But in this type of separation
there is another set of basis for the petition to be filed. In this situation
only reason such as minority, lack of authority of solemnizing officer,
absence of marriage license, bigamous or polygamous marriage, mistake in
identity, failure to record with appropriate registry, incestuous marriage,
void by reason of public policy, and psychological incapacity could have a
declaration of nullity. Both kind of separation would result to making the
child illegitimate since the marriage would not be recognized by the law. For
the children to not be illegitimate there is the legal separation. This also
covers problems such as being abused, being corrupted or induced to engage in
prostitution or connivance, having the correspondent imprisoned for more than 6
years after the final judgement, having a drug addict or alcoholism partner,
having a homosexual partner, being in a bigamous marriage, having a sexual
infidel or pervert partner, having one’s live being threatened, and being
abandoned with no cause for more than a year. With the addition of the legal
separation this three sounds good enough, but what made it short is that in
legal separation one is not entitled to remarry. (Fred, 2007) The Divorce Bill
covers all these concerns.
Another argument on this is that the introduction
of the Divorce Bill would make the divorce rate in the country high. Contrary
to this argument there are data that shows low divorce rates that only have a
low divorce rate even if they are allowed to get a divorce. Some
of these counties are Mongolia with 0.38, Georgia with 0.36 and Libya with only
0.24 per 1000 people. (2006)
In
line with the argument that it will make the divorce rate high, the
introduction of the Divorce Bill is said to weaken family ties and would cause
harm to the children. If the Divorce Bill is to weaken family ties then how
come the divorce rate in some countries maintain low? These low rates on
divorce are also evidences of strong family ties and people would not easily go
to the option of filling a divorce. Those who proposed the divorce has also
given thought to control the divorce rate and therefore would set standards for
the divorce to pass. In case the divorce is passed and the married couple is
permitted to separate, those people who are anti-divorce bill argues that it
would harm the children. Think of it the other way around. If the children were
to stay in a house where the parents would continue to fight would it not cause
harm to the children as well? If one party were to be abusive of the other
would the children be unharmed emotionally? If one party gets more abusive and
decides to hit the children as well is there no harm caused? When this kind of
things happen in the family is it not better for the parents to separate for
the good of the children as well?
Some
people think that divorce could make the people involved unhealthy because they
do not have partners that they could talk to. Since humans are naturally social
animals it is expected that humans who have someone to talk to would have a
healthier mind and have the initiative to have a healthy body as well. Again,
think of it the other way around. If it were always fights in the house would
the people there still be able to communicate properly and be in a healthy condition?
Instances were one will be abusive of the other; one of them is surely in an
unhealthy condition, is it not?
Some
up all this perhaps the most important question is about the financial
condition. Most families in the Philippines have their fathers work and mothers
stay at home watching the kids. After the divorce the mother who has no work
would surely have a problem in getting even the basic needs for living. This
problem is also covered by the divorce bill. In the bill proposed the one who
is working is entitled to support the jobless one until he or she is able to
get a job. To be able to prevent the abuse of leeching of the partner this
support is only valid until one year after the divorce is made final.
The
Divorce Bill that is being proposed covers all the possible problems that would
be encountered by a married couple and has the solutions to the questions rose
against it. Those who proposed the bill had definitely given the issue a
thorough view and gave the best possible solutions to it. Those people who
agree to the Divorce Bill are not necessarily in favour of people getting
divorce because of the little things, but they agree to it simply because they
wanted to give chances to those who are in failed marriages that cannot anymore
bear with the problems growing because of the failure. It is giving a chance
for them to have a new and better life. Let us all be unselfish and think more
of those who are suffering. Once again, I am in favour of the implementation of
the Divorce Bill.
Reference:
Divorce.
(2012). In Merriam-Webster. Retrieved from:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divorce
Festin,
R. (2011, July 9). Is the Philippines ready for divorce?. Inquirer. Retrieved
from: http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/5183/is-the-philippines-ready-for-divorce
Fred. (2007, January 11). Annulment, Divorce and Legal Separation
in the Philippines: Questions and Answers [Web blog post]. Retrieved from: http://jlp-law.com/blog/annulment-divorce-legal-separation-in-the-philippines-questions-and-answers/
Maps
of the world. (2006). Top ten countries with the lowest divorce rate. Retrieved
from: http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/countries-with-lowest-divorce-rate.html
Santos,
A. (2011, June 21). 9 reasons to support legalization of divorce in the
Philippines [slide show photo 8 of 9]. Female Network. Retrieved from: http://www.femalenetwork.com/news-features/9-reasons-to-support-the-legalization-of-divorce-in-the-philippines/
Simple Things Can Amount To Happiness
Outline
Thesis
statement: happiness is something you
feel because of certain happenings in your life that had given you warmth.
I.
Introduction
A. Quotation
B. Thesis
statement
II.
Body
A. Scholarly
definition
B. own
definition
C. examples
of simple happiness based on experience
D. examples
of simple happiness based on other people’s experience
III.
conclusion
A. obtain
happiness in small, non-materialistic way
B. “the
best things in life are free”
As
of now, to some people happiness is no longer a generic feeling that we feel when something good happens to
us. Rather it is now more often referred to as a feeling associated with
satisfaction by obtaining something that we really want. People have become
more and more materialistic nowadays; they focus more on concrete things such
as gadgets or having various properties, which eventually leads to the thinking
that happiness is to be attained by means of money. There is a saying that says
“Money can not buy you happiness.” Today there are some people who might argue
that this is not true. They would share about the times where they had felt
happy through gaining things that they had wanted. The question now is “Did the feeling last?
How long did it last?” They might have felt happy at that moment of time where
they had got hold of the thing they had wanted. But think about it, after that
time being thrilled with owning somthing they had wanted, do they experience
again the joy that they felt during the moment whenever they remember? I think
not. Thus, money can give happiness but it only lasts for a short period of
time, it is only a temporary happiness.
Compared
to gaining happiness through materialism, I think there is a much better way of
obtaining happiness that could last for a longer time if not forever. It is
obtaining happiness through things we experience, which may sometimes be small
enough that people fail to notice them, but when they remember them those
times, they would have a happy feeling. Gaining happiness through experiences
would make the happy feeling last longer than obtaining it through
materialistic ways.
Happiness
is a very abstract idea, but humans as intelligent species has given it a
definition.
According
to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, happiness is defined as a state of
well-being and contentment. It could also mean a pleasurable or satisfying
event.(2012)It is as simple as that, but it seems so hard to obtain. This may
be because of how people would define happiness. Some might say being able to
have power and riches, which may be hard for some people to acquire, would be
the answer to happiness. But there are still people who are unhappy in spite of
their wealth and power one example of this is Shi Huangdi, the first chinese
emperor to be able to unify China. Being able to conquer much of China and be
the only emperor of China during the time, entitled him as a rich person and
the most powerful person in China during the time. Despite this he still was
not happy with what he had, he became greedy and wanted more in his life making
him unhappy. This case proved that what seemed to be the answer of an
individual may not be true to the other; the definition of happiness varies
from one to another. To me happiness is something that could easily be obtained
and does not need money to achieve it; it could as well be something that we
find in our everyday lives, but just fail to notice.
I
remember a time when I felt so happy; it was when I got sick. I did not know
the reason why I got sick. My vision suddenly went blurry and I felt my head
spinning. I started to vomit. My mom was very worried so she consulted our
physician immediately. I heard her talking over the phone. Her worried tone was
all that had given me the warmth and happiness regardless of the state I was
in. She took care of me for the whole night and she was there to attend to my
needs. Just seeing how she cared so much made me feel like I was the happiest
person in the world at that moment.
To
others it might seem so shallow to say that I am the happiest person in the
world just because of that little thing, but to me it was not shallow at all.
It was the truth. Every time I would remember the incident, I would be really
happy.
I
think that the answer to the question whether or not happiness is hard or easy
to acquire just depends on the person who defines it. It is just like the
saying “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But in this case saying that
“Happiness is in the eye of the beholder,” would be much more appropriate. To
me, anything in this world that is abstract can only be defined by the one who
sees it, thus making it have a varying meaning to each person.
Happiness
is something I felt with an experience. To the brother of the author of the
article “Where Happiness Comes From” (2012),
it is like having many old cars and trucks that he could fix the engines
or learn how it functions by himself. In the case of the author herself, there
are many things about the farm that made her happy which she cited them all in
the text from the times when she ran in the fields, played in the corn
fields, to the times where she swam
pretending to be the mermaid in the ocean. These were the times that made her
happy. According to the article: “Graduation Speech: Happiness is Success”
simply attaining the plans that been had set would make the author happy.
(2012)
As
shown above, the things that made a person happy may vary. One thing that is common in the examples of
what makes these people happy is that all the examples does not have anything
to do with money. They are considered as the simplest things in life that some
people just take advantage of, but these
things have made these people happy. These things have proven that happiness
isn’t necessarily associated with money. Happiness could be attained by the
simplest things life. I once saw a quote by Coco Chanel online that says, “The
best things in life are free, the second best are very expensive.” This quote
suited well enough to the idea that happiness is best attained by something that
is priceless but meaningful enough to give the person experiencing it the
feeling of joy that would be well remembered by the person who experienced it.
Reference:
Graduation
speech: happiness is success. (2012, July 19). Retrieved fromhttp://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=104555
Happiness.(2012).In
Merriam-Webster.Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happiness
Where
happiness comes from.(2012,July 19).Retrieved from
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=46736
Simple Things Can Amount To Happiness (draft)
Nowadays
happiness is no longer the feeling you get when something good happens to you.
It is now more often referred to as a feeling felt when you are being satisfied
by obtaining something that you really want. People have become more materialistic
nowadays; they focus more on concrete things such as gadgets, which eventually
leads to the thinking that it could be attained by means of money. There is a
saying that “Money can’t buy you happiness.” today there are other people who might
argue that this isn’t true. They would tell you about the times that they got
something that they really wanted had given them happiness; the question now is
“Did the feeling last?” They may be happy about it when it was still new, but
once it got old did it still give them the same happiness? I think not. Money can
give you happiness but it only lasts for a short period of time.
Compared
to gaining happiness through materialism, I think there is a much better way of
obtaining happiness that could last forever. It is obtaining happiness through things
you experience, which may sometimes be small enough that you fail to notice
them, but when you remember them you would have a happy feeling sprouting
inside you. Gaining happiness through experiences would make the happy feeling
last longer than the happiness obtained through materialism that only gives you
temporary happiness.
Up
to this point of the essay you might wonder what exactly happiness is.
According
to dictionary.reference.com (2009), happiness is simply the quality or state of
being happy. It is as simple as that, but it seems so hard to obtain. This may
be because of how people would define happiness. Some might say being able to
have power and riches, which is may be hard for some people to acquire, would
be the answer to happiness. But there are still people who are unhappy in spite
of their wealth and power like King Midas. Even with the golden touch and the authority
of a king didn’t make him happy. This case proved that what seemed to be the
answer of an individual may not be true to the other; the definition of
happiness varied from one to another. To me happiness is something that could
easily be obtained and doesn’t need money to achieve it; it could as well be
something that we find in our everyday lives, but just fail to notice.
I
remember a time when I felt so happy; it was when I got sick. I didn’t know the
reason why I got sick. My vision suddenly went blurry and I felt my head
spinning. I started to vomit. My mom was very worried so she consulted our
physician immediately. I heard her talking through the phone. The worried tone
of hers was all that had given me the warmth and happiness regardless of the
state I was in. She took care of me for the whole night and she was there to
attend to my needs. Just seeing how she cared so much was all that it took to
make me feel like I was the happiest person in the world at that moment.
To
others it might seem so shallow to say that I’m the happiest person in the
world just because of that little thing, but to me it wasn’t shallow at all. It
was the truth. Every time that I would remember the incident I would be really
happy and would feel a rush of warmth spreading through my whole body.
I
think that the answer to the question whether or not happiness is hard or easy
to acquire just depends on the person who defines it. It is just like the
saying “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.” but in this case saying that
“Happiness is in the eyes of the beholder.” would be much more appropriate. To
me, anything in this world that is abstract can only be defined by the one who
sees it, thus making it have a varying meaning to each person.
Happiness
was something I felt with an experience. To the brother of the author of the
article “Where Happiness Comes From”, it was like having many old cars and
trucks that he could fix the engines or learns how it functions by himself. In
the case of the author herself, there are many things about the farm that made
her happy which she cited them all in the text from the times when she ran in
the fields, the times where she played in the corn fields to the times where
she swam pretending to be the mermaid in the ocean. These were the times that
made her happy. (2012) According to the author of the article: “Graduation
Speech: Happiness is Success” being able to attain her plans that she had set
is what will make her happy. (2012)
See,
the things that made a person happy varies; one thing that is common in the
examples of what makes these people happy is that they didn’t have anything to
do with money. They are considered as the simplest things in life that some
people just take advantage of, but to the people mentioned above or to the
people that had experienced happiness through these simple things it will be
something that they will always remember and keep close in their hearts because
these things that seemed so simple to other people had now meant something more
to them. These are things which have proven that happiness isn’t necessarily
associated with money. Happiness could be attained by the simplest things life.
I once saw a quote by Coco Chanel online that says, “The best things in life are
free, the second best are very expensive.” I couldn’t agree more with the quote. Till
here I think I may conclude that if we want to attain happiness at its best,
then it could only be by something that is priceless but meaningful enough to
bring happiness that would be well remembered by the person experiencing it.
Reference:
Graduation
speech: happiness is success. (2012, July 19). Retrieved from http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=104555
Happiness.(2012).In
Dictionary.com. Retrieved from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/happiness
Where
happiness comes from. (2012, July 19). Retrieved from
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=46736
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