#2Critical Thinker, Am I?

    As I am reading a certain journal presented by the National Aeronautics Space Agency regarding about Titan, being one of the Saturn's prominent satellite, has a capability of sustaining life, I easily took a deep breath, ponder for a while and question came immediately rushing into my mind; does it have an atmosphere? Is it capable of sustaining biological needs such water, food and shelter? Are their facts and evidences reliable enough to be considered?

    That is the way how I read an article. It is not a sort of any confrontation or opposition regarding about the said matter. It is just that I find it curious and more intriguing enough to some information where I feel new and uncommon to it.In some ways, whenever I read articles or printed materials that is against my dogma, I immediately want to finish it reading, then I do comparison and contrast. It boggles my mind whenever I cannot weigh and compare it with my own understanding or belief.




    This mentality has been triggered in an encounter with one of my board mates in which he is a Seventh -Day Adventist. I have read an article of him reprobating principles which for some of it I do firmly believe ever since. I easily made a break and glance for a while and with deep breath, I readily criticized it. I throw several questions. I did not believe on it. However, I have considered some of its sophisticated and maybe valid point of views.

    I find myself really in that kind of mentality, fond of subjecting different thoughts, ideas and ideologies in accordance with my status quo perspective. I don't know how to categorize myself and what kind of attribute I do have. It was like that until I enter the university with College English I as one of my subjects. Their I know and able to define more myself- as a critical reader and for some reason also a critical writer.

    Critical reading based on my readings and researches is defined as an in depth interpretation of any written text in a literal or figurative perspective and taking into consideration its structured thoughts and ideas. In my own point of view, I can consider myself of having possessed this kind of trait because of my several observations and evaluation. Foremost is that I am fan of reading several passages that arose my ability to ask and question delicate and controversial issues or topics.

    In considering myself as a critical reader and thinker, I have identified several criteria that qualifies me of being such. One thing is that I easily catch up and judge objectively ideas of authors. In that practice, I then knew I am practicing the SQR3 method. It is not that ultimately I do survey however, maybe researching could be an example. Questioning ability most of the time works for me. For some instances, it fluctuates maybe for some uninteresting attempt.

    Secondly, highly intellectual dissertations or articles that bang my head up are usually for me subjected to some related article comparison that  will tell me more about the main insights of  the page or article. I do most of the time, comparing and contrasting to evaluate and understand more the had-to-be-simplified words and logical presentations of different authors. It can, for me at ease bring up novel expectations, ideas and thoughts and somehow apply it for various applicable upbringings.

    Lastly, in my sense of intellectual practice, reading and writing is always  part of the process of learning and acquiring new and interesting pieces of information that will lend a hand to my barren and vacuum initial state of  thinking. It is an instrumental way in delivering raw, fresh and delightful messages to  everyone. Through critical reading and writing, I practice true professionalism of the real world scenario and be able to sustain support to our young and to be developed minds.


   

   

#1 My Mission in Life

•    " Each of us in this world is called for a mission, a mission that embodies and grows our younger determination and thoughts to a dream- until it becomes a reality".

   That is the thought I once said to myself pondering for my mission in this world. It is in no way I can tell to myself to believe in such the dreams of others, for I know I am really not. Life is broad, and with its vastness, I cannot just simply pinpoint where room or division will I be belonging to. Confusion a little bit crumples my juvenile mind to the extent of realizing that the road is a bit winding ahead. We have all woke up in this noisy, confusing and influencing society that tarnishes our unhardened mind until it becomes shiny enough to reflect the real world. We have all incurred our least till the greatest potentials up to the point of realizing our real role in this material world.

   I know by myself that I am growing- cracking the seed coat of my immaturity and dependence of one's pieces of advice from my parents and family whom I know is training me to explore and know my mission in life. I can still remember in my earlier years. It was when at my first grade that I heard the word "mission". A thought I bore in my mind was just a memorizing piece of our school. Simply, like any other oral exam, is to stand up in front and recite it. As I grew up accompanied by a mature intellectual perspective, I realized that having mission in life is not just meant to be memorized, but to be internalized. It is a greater way and direction that propels our bare feet to where we should be.

   I was raised into a family who is contented of just eating either two or three times a day, sending us to school with insufficient money to buy food and most of the time, with an achy stomach. Then, their I was called up for a very great mission- to uplift my family from the devastating poverty. My mission in life is my ultimate goal that I've wanted to achieve. Aiming with higher ideals in life is my way of doing it. The task of being a good and responsible son to my family is the very first proponent in achieving so. I also believed that this worthwhile mission will be achieved by education. Being a good student, a responsible,amiable and a model of a real fighter is what i wanted to establish. 

   My mission  must be viewed with optimism and courage to pursue even with the greatest barrier of one's journey. For in that, with the greatest obstruction in life will we testify the wholesome and undying spirit of a warrior that is moved by the affection of the glaring mission in life.
                  

   Anyone who is called for a mission and fall shortly out of his or her determination must stand up straight but flexible at any depression like a bamboo at the middle at the storm. That is my main lesson learned in life. There is no secret and trick in life in gaining what you want aside from setting up a mission that will remind us every time we act and fall. It is in our deepest extremes- joys and sorrows that we experience life's true shower of delight that encompasses our ability to integrate and assimilate different stimuli, either facts or fallacies. Then our cognitive sense endure our personal sensation of promulgating the humanitarian nature of our being- establishing a firm proposition that is meant for me as a mission. 

   My mission of overthrowing poverty in our clan sounds ambitious if been worked out of jealousy, greed and pride. It needs a clearer structuring of thoughts, ideas and plans to oppress the place which poverty has stolen in my life. As such life can be made worthy, prolific and productive if proper setting up of mission can be well articulated. I sometimes feel inspired with those people who have challenging experiences in life yet had surpassed and made it as his or her stepping stone to the environment where he or she should belong. And that is the truth, our mission in life clearly defines ourselves after experiencing the demands of our social interests that touches our emotional ego to the point of aiming ,wanting, and searching for it. 

   The challenge of having it is not the mission itself, but how well and how will you design and enrich yourself to attain it. I realized that in my way of reaching and fulfilling my mission of overthrowing poverty is the real life per se. Life after that is merely a reward - and through those ways will you be able to tell yourself that you've finally fulfill your mission. It is in our clear intents that by surpassing all those established ideals that our hearts may be freed from all dehumanizing anxieties. 

   A mission for me is a well articulated dream that originates from our innate personalities, joys and wants. My want of tasting a better life and eating a good meal pushed me to a mission shadowed with a great inspiration in life- with the Almighty God and my family will I finally reach the destination.

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