Journal #3

Intellectuistic

1. There is a God and he gives us choices. Those choices put us on specific paths.
   
2. The theory of evolution is accurate.
   
3. Happiness is more important than wealth.
   
4. There are five parts of life that have to be balanced. Health is the most important.
   • Health
     
   • Friends
     
   • Family
     
   • Work
     
   • and Education
5. Never become close minded. Always be pragmatic and make the right decision.
   
6. Beauty isn’t everything.
   
7. People should educate themselves and become active members in society because everyone can contribute in different ways.
   
8. There is more bad than good in the world but having beauty in life covers most of the bad.
   
9. Hard work now and happiness will come later.
   
10. Not everybody had to believe the same things. It is important that everyone is unique.

These ideals developed in my childhood and from my education. I grew up in a wide variety of surroundings with very liberal parents. I got to see poor people and rich people, bad places and good places, and a wide variety of religions. In my free time I read books about philosophy and religion. Kierkegaard  had a lot of influence on my philosophy. I would say that I am pragmatic and liberal. I am not afraid to change my mind or defend my philosophies. I enjoy finding myself in my art. It is my way of expressing my self and I have learned so much about myself through my research of art. The study of architecture also changed my look on life because art and beauty have a huge impact on everyone whether they know it or not. Your surroundings can effect who you are because you see them everyday. Everything has an idea behind it and it reminds you of that idea everyday. This can be inspiring to some people or boring to others. Everyone sees things differently and that is ok.