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Hi, I am Joshua Caldeza Pioquinto, 17. In a family of four. I only have 1 older sister. I’m an academic
achiever, a choir member, a good friend, and I want to be a doctor someday. I… am…. Somebody…

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And I am tasked to create a 3 – 5 minute video about my personal philosophy.

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This had me thinking, what philosophy do I live my life with? As I wake up each day, how do I choose
how I spend my life? And this is what I came up with, “Every person is not just anyone. They are
somebody, a person, a human, a being, (and most especially) a life.”

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Everyday as I grew up, I have always tried to be better. Be kinder, more loving, understanding,
empathetic to other people. But somehow, I fail. No matter how much I remind myself to be better, the
world tries twice as hard to make me crack. I forget that the people that surrounds me, are someone
with individuality as well. Not perfect, neither right nor wrong, but a human.

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don’t you think it’s funny that when a person is held up at a gun point, they start telling about their life.

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Maybe that is their way to beg for empathy. The mere act of retelling your story humanizes you because,
a moment ago you were a just a prey, a target waiting to be hit. But now, you’re more than it. You’re a
friend, a sibling, a child, a loved one, a life.

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The same way it is always easier to connect to the main character of every movie. Because their story
always starts from the beginning. [HAND MOVEMENTS] We meet them as a child, watch them grow,
learn about their interest, their favorite food, favorite color, their go-to music, their safe place. They
probably went through a lot too. They rise from the ashes and uses their trauma for the better. In the
end, we root for them.

Whereas for the villains, [EYE CONTACT], we only see them once they’ve already become a villain. There
is no backstory. No reason why they are the way they are. Bitter, greedy, evil. But no one ever stops and
thinks that maybe they have a story too. A favorite food, favorite color, go-to music, a safe place. Were a
child that never felt love. Maybe there is a reason why they became the villain they are.

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I think I needed to remind myself that maybe the reason I wasn’t kind to the other people around me
was because I failed to be kind to myself. I needed to realize and have an understanding that I have to be
kind not because the society dictates us to be but because everyone deserves kindness, and that
includes me. in fact! The kindness should’ve started with me. I wish I knew what my favorite food was,
my favorite color, my go-to music, my safe place. I wish I was kinder to me. Maybe then I would’ve been
a better friend, a better son, a better sibling, and a better person.

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That makes me decide on what personal philosophy I would like to live my life with, “Every person is not
just anyone. They are somebody, a person, a human, a being, a life, be kind.” Because in the end, it
wouldn’t hurt to be kind-er. This belief shows its importance as it gives me a different perspective to live.
The mere fact that I was able to have this kind of realization makes me satisfied because I know,
everyday, I live going towards goodness. Maybe not perfection; but for the better.

Moving forward I’d like to live my life with this philosophy in mind. Being kind does not have a
price because every person around us is another person’s family, friend, parent, and loved one. kindness
should start with you, because, they.. are… also a you.