Worldview Essay
“The great Breakthrough in your life comes when you realize it that you can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself. This means there are no limits on what you can be, have or do” (2009, Brian Tracy)
The purpose of the essay is to identify the general perspective from which individual or group interprets or sees the world. The one mission is to note a set of beliefs about life and world, universe and different aspects of cultural and social life held by anyone. The core focus of this paper is on the opening of main point of the chosen problem, explaining and supporting it with arguments, and eventually presenting own reaction and evaluation of the points of views. This paper contains an exploration and description of my world view or some specific aspect of it; an examination of the major influences to my worldview; and an analysis and evaluation of the “type” of thinker I am as a result of my world view.
Jon Bon Jovi (2000)
It’s my life
It’s now or never
I ain’t gonna live forever
I just want to live while I’m alive (see Figure 1).
These words influenced my world view and lifestyle. Jon Bon Jovi wrote this song being inspired by Frank Sinatra, who made 16 movies and worked and toured until his age was 80 years old. Bon Jovi mentioned that feeling in the song, for example, “my heart is like an open highway” and Like Frankie said “I did it “My Way”. Each of us eventually spends a good deal of time thinking about the problems that are lightened in the Jovi’s song “It’s my life”, sooner or later our thoughts become older and more serious. Thus, we turn to great people’ words and works to be helped. Of course, thoughts can be different, but one fact is beyond doubts. These words and such direction of thoughts influenced my worldview, I believe, in better way.
Jon Bon Jovi (2000) stated: “When I was writing “It’s My Life”, I thought I was writing very self-indulgently about my own life and where I was in it. I didn’t realize that the phrase “It’s My Life” would be taken as being about everyone -by teenagers, by older guys, mechanics, whatever. “It’s my life, and I’m taking control”. Everyone kind of feels that way from time to time.” All events and people, which take place during our life, influence on us somehow, but always there is a person that certainly makes a greatest impact on your life. Adolescence – is the period of life when unbridled, inquisitive and inexperienced minds of adults look for the truth of human’s being, make the most thoughtless things, doubt and become firmly convinced in the own perception of world. In general, when someone’s mind is filled with ambivalence, uncertainty or doubts it is extremely hard to make a decision, what life’s direction is the best for the person.
Time is changing and we are changing with it. Each of us has an opportunity to remove the values and change the way of living if there will be a wish and striving for this. These worlds (I have discussed above and events) make me a person, which I am today. I know how important is education and obstinacy. Hence, human’s life is too unpredictable and not eternal so we cannot afford ourselves to spend it not in the direction we really want to. There are so many opportunities in my future that I will not miss. From this time onwards, I will lead such lifestyle for which I will not be shame. I just could not disappoint myself. Bon Jovi’s “It’s my life” speaks to me and I admire this song and the meaning it has. These worlds helped me to articulate my worldview. Eventually, my worldview does not influence or limit on the ability to think and make decisions objectively and fairly, live with an open mind, even help. I do not keep offenses, I do forgive people’s mistakes, I am not afraid of doing mistakes and risking, I want to receive from life as much as possible.
My worldview is influenced by some my close friends and their thoughts. Some of them are too careful, are too busy for just walking down the street and watching the sun, are taking offences too close to the heart or more honest than I. But what is common between us – the willing to live. Worldview is often influenced by social group in which human lives. Nowadays less and less people are having own, original and personal point of view and set of assumptions. This is the cause of dependence of mass media. Phone, E-mail or Festoon appeared now. No matter which alternative, however, face-to-face communication has an extra dimension: facial expression. It is also said that language differences definitely increase communication problems, even if the speakers have some knowledge of the others’ language.
Worldview of every person is dependent on surrounding, friends, mass media and books, and of course parents, family and the place where he or she grew, religion, socioeconomic status, socialization, education, government, peers and other. Thus, all these factors influenced on me, finally. The worldview of mine let me think critically and objectively. I respect old people, help children, plan the future. When someone does something bad I become indignant, but understand that such things will continue in any way. However, I try not to behave myself in such way. I believe that a human should not lie – any truth is much better than life. I try to be honest in all my actions. The overall view on the world is influenced by many factors. I believe mass media and literature effects on me, but the role of such influence cannot be set too high. I think, a humans born with individual character and it is added by several factors – family, friends, education and other.
In addition, I have several specific goals – I want to live a good life. I feel fine myself just the way I am, although I have some aims and plans to improve myself and my life. However, there is a simple rule to become successful – you should believe in what you are doing and love what you have. To conclude, both happiness and success are important factors in human’s life and welfare. I believe the world will become better if each of us do something to improve the situation in the world. Further still, the objective thinking was not changed or limited by the way I interpret the world.
