Abeleda, Gertrude S.

BSA- 1st Year

Understanding the Self

 My Elementary Self

My elementary self was the days when I was carefree and immature, no care with anything that
is happening around me, my focus was just on myself. I was unconscious about things that
matter the most. I thought that studying and playing are things that make sense. I had a very
young and fresh mind but puberty hit me early, I was just grade 5 when I got my period. But I
didn’t put that much attention to it because problems for me that time is only when I can’t pass
the test or don’t have anyone to play with me and I can’t do anything I want. I was not afraid of
making mistakes and I wish that I can grow fast and become an adult.

 My Highschool Self

Now in my Highschool, this is where myself was becoming more and more conscious about the
reality of this world, the things that really matter. This was the time that my mind became more
open, I realize that my problem as a kid is never really that big, compare to the problems of
adults because they are the ones to think of ways so that, us children and them will have a
living. Your appearance and social life matter in high school but me, I was never really that good
at interacting with people and it got worse since I became fat. I was overthinking of what others
think of me but, I get to have fun, my high school self, doing things that I know that is bad and
things that brings joy to me. And my grades only mattered to me in senior high. I never really
study that much.

 My College Self

My collage self is me right now. This time I know I can’t be easy go lucky anymore because this
will be the base of what my future life will be. I must study hard and have my own discipline. I
will give my best self to this one because I really want to reach my dreams. It will be hard
because I don’t know my full self yet. But I know that this time I will have the opportunity to do
that.