Daga, Kristan O’neal Cervantes

GSELF 3820
Integrative Output of the SELF

Understanding ourselves is one of the problems people experience discrimination,

depression, disappointment, and stress. Throughout journals 1 to 5 answering questions and
providing an understanding statement about myself made me think of what or who really am I.
Since different perspective was discussed what I relate myself the most is John Locke’s
statement “No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.” The statement supports my
life statement that pain can change people. After a total of 5 journal entries now I understand
myself basing my knowledge on what I have been experiencing. A prove to my very first
explanation of myself about depending on myself to what others will tell about me. How I
described myself is depends on how others described me. Experiencing different negative
situations in my life made me stronger, I can portray myself as the sword of Gryffindor from the
Harry Potter books. Which the book is described as a Goblin-made sword that absorbs things that
destroy such as rust or corrosion which will make it stronger. I am a man that absorbs all the
negative aspects of life and converts them to a positive essential part of life which is love and
happiness.