What principles define how you live?
There are many things that shape us to be who we are. Such things are the environment we were brought up in, the people around us, and the experiences in our life. Some of these things can have positive and negative influences on us. How we input these influences shapes and makes us who we are today. For example, if your parents were always at work and never around will have a major impact on you especially when you are older with your own children. You may receive it as negative influence and either never be around your family or even abandon your family. It could also be a positive influence and you will know you won’t want to follow in your parents’ footsteps when it comes to your own family. Every choice we make shapes us to be who we are today.
Environment we are brought up in.
The environment we are brought up in will play one of the biggest roles that will shape our habits and personality. For example, if you your parents kept their house very neat, cleaned and organized you will probably do the same to your house. Where another person growing up was in a house full of disarray, then they are more likely to have the same living conditions when they are older. Now this doesn’t mean that a child growing up in a bad environment is guaranteed to grow up the same way. They may look at their past and use it as an example of what they do not want to be like. Either way our environment we grow up in will have effect of how we shape our lives as individuals.
People around us play a huge role.
The people around us when we are younger will play a major role on how we will become when older. We can be influenced by our parents and even celebrities. For example, if your parents smoked cigarettes while you were younger, there is a higher probability of you smoking cigarettes when you get older verse having a family that did not smoke cigarettes. Now this doesn’t mean that if you grew up in a cigarette free household you will not smoke cigarettes. It just means your probability will be lower as far as that aspect. Celebrities can have a major impact on us too. I know you are probable wondering how. Take one of your favorite actors/actresses from when you were younger. Or think of a favorite movie/series from when you were younger. This shaped your life because your personality or lifestyle will resemble them. An example of this is maybe your favorite actor or movie was the mask with Jim Carrey. Maybe (doesn’t necessarily means it true) you are always trying to pull pranks or jokes on people. Maybe you are trying too just be goofy like he always is. Either way there’s a little bit of that favorite role motto that lives inside us. What was your favorite actor/actress or movie/series when growing up?
Experiences shaped me how?
Experiences throughout life can change us forever. Some experiences can be good while others not so much. One big experience that changes a person is military person who goes to war. Not only do they have PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) from the things they have saw but maybe certain sounds, or smells will trigger flash backs for them. This experience has changed them to not like certain sounds or smells. Experiences are not all bad things. Maybe you had a great experience when you were younger. Your parents took you fishing, and they let you drive the boat. You may look back at that experience and think how it was so cool for you to fish and drive a boat at a young age. Now that you are older you may really like boating and fishing. You also may want to share a similar experience with your kids when they reach that age.
Everything shapes us to be who we are today!
Everything we do, say, experience, see, touch, and hear makes us who we are today. Something so little as seeing or hearing a nice gesture can have a ripple effect on us. We might not realize it now but years down the road a ripple can grow to be a huge wave that changes us. This is why we should be careful what younger kids see, experience, hear, or who they interact with. So, think twice before acting when children are around, especially if your emotions are running wild. We do not want to do something or say something we will regret later in life.
Think how your life has shaped to be the way it is. What was your biggest influence on who you are today?
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