1. What is the title of your life story so far? Briefly explain.

Wait, why is that me?

This title is used because there are moments when the given example in the module
is very similar to something I am personally experiencing or have went through. This
also shows how everyone’s development somewhat follows a given pathway. The
pathway is shown through the many studies done through the years, such as Erik
Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. With that, the examples are somewhat
relatable, and it is very funny at times.

2. "Ang loob pala ay hindi isang sulok ng dibdib, kundi isang malawak na
daigdig." - What does Fr. Alejo mean by this statement?

For me, this meant that the “loob” is not some small part of our chest or generally
a material object. Instead, it is a concept all on its own. The “loob” in our culture
somewhat represents how we feel as well as how we act. In a sense it can
describe how we feel, as well as a way to judge character. This concept all on its
own encompasses a lot regarding who you are. Examples given were when you
feel down, “masama ang loob mo” or when you’ve done something brave its
“malakas ang loob”. These are examples of how it is used to judge character.
Personally, this means for me that the loob is a thing of its own with multiple
facets to it.

3. What did you learn about yourself as an autonomous individual and as you
consider others and your relationships in becoming yourself?

I learned that I take into consideration other individuals especially close friends. I
indeed have changed due to outside influences from friends. These changes mainly
revolve around my interests and how I look at some things in life. These relationships
have had an impact since most of my relationships with friends are somewhat closer
than others in a way that we are generally just more open. Majority of these were
classmates, where the class’ overnight retreat could have helped deepen the bond.
Through them as well as some self-realization as well as self-change. Learning how I
operated as a sole person, helped me deal with problems which harmed some
relationships. When these were “solved”, I was more able to openly interact with others
as well as fit in and adapt to new circumstances. I learned that since I openly take in
new interests as well as adapt them to how I want to do it, my current self becomes very
different compared to who I was and that’s all right with me. The line is drawn however
on bad influences.

4. What has changed in you? What does this change (or no change) mean for
you?

I believe that my perception of myself has changed due to the realizations of how
people develop as well as how individuation works and such. For me, this change
shows how we are all somewhat special. Even if I take in a lot of other influences,
whether it be a way of speaking, style, music or other things, I still find a way to
make it mine to say. Again, it is special in a way how I perform the roles or how I
generally present myself to everyone else. For me this shows how even if we all
follow the set framework / development stages, we are still special individuals. This
means that, even if I do get influenced to go with the trends or what my friends are
into, I still have my roots to say, as well as my own special way of going about
things. With the saying, “devil’s in the details”, that is where I get my sense of
individuation, even if we share the same likes, dislikes, there will always be
something different, something special to one person.