CAYAP, Alma T.

BSN-2B
February 4, 2020

NEVER BASE YOUR LIFE DECISIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THE RESULTS

When we look around, we are surrounded with a vast environment that

influences are personality, beliefs or values in life. This includes our family,
friends, teachers and everyone whom we encounter or interact with in our
everyday life. But at what extent could they influence us?
I for one could say that the way I dress, speak, act or think has to do with
the environment or society where I belong. To be called “in” in the family, or a
group, I needed to adapt myself to what is accepted for them. More than that,
my perceptions in life often changes because I tend to follow what others believe
in. Example is about the issue of contraception. I am a Roman Catholic and our
church regards the use of contraceptives as evil as it breaks the natural way of
conception. Also, it compromises intimacy between a husband and wife, invites
selfishness into the marital act, and opens a door for greater infidelity. My family
is also against the use of contraceptives so I grew up opposing contraception as
well. But as I advance in my school or studies, learning about the current
situations of our country and the two sides of contraception, my views about it
changed.
Choosing a career to take in college was one of the difficult decision that I
made. When I’m still on the process of making up my mind, I never settled for
just one thought because I kept on shifting ideas. There are times when I thought
on becoming a lawyer, teacher, nurse or a police because everyone around me
whispers different things. At that time, I was so confused about who will I
become after 5, 10 or 20 years. Right now, I am already at the middle of my
course which is Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Tracing on how I decided to
study nursing, it was actually a quick decision and I’m sure that I’m in the correct
track. I wasted a lot of time thinking and considering other different paths. I think
closing my ears for a while on what my family, relatives and friends are uttering
at my back helped me a lot in making up my decisions. I had time to listen to
myself on what I really want to be and do that would really make me happy and
satisfied.
I realized that making life decisions is uncomplicated when it is
autonomously made by the person deciding. My environment was merely giving
me choices on what to choose basing on how I reflected myself or personality. It
was I who have to choose on which path to take because my future relies on it.
Besides, I will be the one to benefit and be responsible on how it would turn out.
I just misinterpreted every choices given as the answers to my questions on who
will I become that made my visions in life jumbled and unclear.