1. What makes you happy in life? How do you achieve it that involves human acts?

Is it
accordance with the idea of Aristotle?
Answer:
Pertaining a happy life is very crucial but for me the things that can make my life
happy are having a sense of belongingness and satisfaction. In accordance of having a
family and couple of trusted friends which they are acquiring all the good health, wealth
and so with knowledge. Having a full supporting family and a trusted couple of friends
are making my life happy in a way that I can feel that I am part of their lives, also I have
my comfort zone in which I can open up my problems to them. In addition, my family
and friends are the people who advices me to do/act morally right even if facing a trials
or circumstances in life. As such, happiness consists in achieving, through the course of a
whole lifetime, having good health, knowledge, wealth, friends that lead to the perfection
of human nature and to the enrichment of human life. By letting myself include to a
particular group of people which I can do actions that is morally right or good acts. Yes,
it is accordance to the idea of Aristotle it is according to virtue, there is also the so called
“Eudaimonia” that means happiness, well-being or the good life.

2. What particular moral and cardinal virtue you would like to develop at this point in your
life? What are other virtue you would like to develop at this point in your life? What are
other virtues you think will follow as consequence of practicing your chosen virtue based
with the idea of Thomas Aquinas?
Answer:
The particular moral and cardinal virtue I would like to develop at this point in
my life are Prudence and Temperance. In a way that, Prudence is considered with
deliberating well about what is good and advantageous to oneself, others, and life as a
whole. It includes both disposition and an ability to take action concerning human goods.
Temperance is defined as moderation or voluntary self-restraint. It is typically described
in terms of what an individual voluntarily refrains from doing. This includes restraint
from revenge by practicing non-violence and forgiveness, restraint from arrogance by
practicing humility and modesty, restraint from excesses such as extravagant luxury or
splurging, and restraint from rage or craving by practicing calmness and self-control. The
other virtues I think will follow as consequence of practicing my chosen virtue based
with the idea of Thomas Aquinas are the justice and fortitude. Which justice range from
the fair treatment of individuals whereas fortitude practices patience when meeting
obstacles. They do what is right, even when others criticize them. Fortitude allows us to
overcome our fear and remain resilient in the face of obstacles.
3. As a loving son or daughter to your parents, how do you relate with them according to the
principle of respect for person by Kant?
Answer:
As a loving son or daughter to your parents, I relate with them according to the
principle of respect for person by Kant in such way that I called my parents as “mama or
papa” and that shown a respect and for the elders I approach to them politely. Also,
showing respect to my parents is that I never answer rudely. For instance, when my
friends ask me to come with them to have a friend party my parents won’t let me join and
I do understand because I respect their decision and I understand because it is for my own
sake. Respecting others is our own choice but for me I believe that respecting our parents
is not just a duty but it is act of showing our love and doing what is morally right, good
will.