#2 "Am I to be BLAME???"

“Does curiosity kills the cat always?”

I found trouble on looking for the answer about this question. Most people already know and heard the phrase “Curiosity kills the cat” for a long time. When I heard it again, there’s a question that pops out of my mind “Does curiosity kills the cat always?”

First, what does curiosity means? According to the Webster dictionary—it is an interest leading to inquiry. So does it finding an answer out of the questions you made.

Having this kind of attitude is the same as being a critical thinker. How come the curiosity is related to being a critical thinker?. It’s just simple, when you are curious on something you ended up asking questions. It’s the same as being a critical thinker, you are not just reading or listening, you are using your reasoning power to question, evaluate and judge every issue or ideas that you read, discuss and write about it. But the question is, Have you think critically after you read a text/topic or listening to a speaker?

BORING! And it’s SUCKS!!

These words are commonly used by the people to express their emotions after listening to the speaker or reading a topic. In other words, some of them didn’t think critically after they have heard or read. And some of them really understand the ideas that the speaker/author wants to share or to point out.

I myself have a problem these being a critical thinker. Yes, I am a good reader, but I don’t think I am a good writer neither a good critical thinker. I have read many books, specifically, English books. Frankly, my main purpose on reading a book is to have fun, to entertain and get some ideas, but when being a critical thinker enters the way, hmph..I don’t think so.

When I read a book, the first thing that comes up to my mind is to have fun, relaxed and most of all to ease my confusing mind. I don’t usually ask questions what I’ve read, if and only if I’ve got satisfied on it. And when I’m not contented on what is written that is the time I give queries. But most of the time, I leave it that way and give only my comments and suggestions because like what I have said I want to relax and ease my confusing mind. Am I to be BLAME if I grow up like this?

When in terms of listening to a speaker, I got easily destructed and for that I can’t focus and concentrate on what the speaker wants to share about. Like in reading, if I found BORING on the topic that the speaker wants to share I really don’t mind to give my attention to his/her. I am a picky listener, I want a speaker is jolly, have sense, determines to get the attention of his/her audience, can interact well to his/her audience; in short not BORING!. Even though I am a picky listener but I can never say I am a biased listener. In other words my being a picky listener is in the right place, I mean if I am in a church I am not picky whom I want to preach. If the topic is an educated one, frankly, sometimes I forced to listen to the speaker. And later on, when I got interested to the topic, I suddenly raised a question out of curiosity or in need to be answered. I’m glad that they immediately answered my questions I have raised and some of them are not, but I appreciated them because they exerted effort to find out the answer and for that I felt satisfied and contented.

Later on as time passes by I realized that some of our queries are unanswered. That’s why, we have professional who are still looking for an answer to our many questions. Some are out of curiosity and some are based on facts that need common sense or learning.

Thus, for me, the answer above “Does curiosity always kill the Cat?”. Its NO. because just like what I have said, there are unanswered questions, and they are still looking for it

I think my personality of being a critical thinker will only aroused naturally and I can’t recognize it sometimes. But if you ask me, if I am a good critical thinker, well, I’m not. Because, I can’t see any reason to consider myself as a good critical thinker. I can’t blame myself to be like this, because it’s me here myself who is talking to.

If I base my answer from my experience, I could also say I’m not. If I am a good critical thinker, I may be a debater now, or maybe I am genius. Just kidding. Frankly, there’s no reason I could tell it. Maybe, my experience is not enough to consider myself as a good critical thinker. Maybe 5 years from now I can tell it.

Now, it’s up to you to judge me, Am I to be BLAME for the things I have done? To be not good critical thinker??

#1 "My Mission in LIFE"

“My Mission in Life”

Missions?. What is that for?. Am I living in this world for a mission?

Do you know what is the real meaning of mission?. According to the Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary - it is a continuing task or responsibility that one is destined or fitted to do or specially called to undertake (e.g his mission in life was to serve the humanity.)

Many of us think what our mission/s or goal in life is. Some considered it as a path for their journey in the future. Deciding or planning of what path you want to take or mission/s in life is somehow easy to do, it must be the desire of your deepest heart and determination that you can achieve and met your goal. It’s not only determination, but also, you must apply your learning’s, sacrificing, and the most of all willingness and motivation to pursue it. Having a so-called mission is like having a goal, just like in a soccer game, the mission of the players is to goal and to have a score and wins the battle. Most of us know what we want to achieve in the future, some are still finding their own journey.

I myself have trouble in finding my mission or goal in my life until the time comes that I must decide what life I want to live with. My mission in life is too simple, but I’m still imagining if I can really achieve it.

One of my missions in life is to finish my studies and get a bachelor degree in such a prestigious school and have a diploma, just like what other common student wants. Personally, it’s not easy to get a diploma; I must surpass the circumstances that I might encounter. And pay back to my parents for what they sacrifices for me; like today, they sacrifice a lot to gave me a wonderful life, for giving me a highly education since I started schooling and sending me here in Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, even though, they know that It’s difficult for me to be apart from them; but still they supported me and for any decisions I made. I hope to pass the board examination and be a license Chemical Engineer, have a good and stable job, and I can help my family in deeds. And live a wonderful life in the future.

I also want to touch other peoples’ lives not only mentally and emotionally, but also spiritually. I want to spread the words of GOD, because I felt happiness when I’m sharing HIS words. I want to continually serve HIM and my ministry because I know; having a strong faith to HIM is the same as completing or achieving my mission in life as a human being. That’s why we’re living in this world for a good purpose.

IN GOD’s WILL, I DECLARED SUCCESS!

Because HE WINS the BATTLE for me before I will ENCOUNTER it.