Everything I Needed to Know I Learned from IB Language and Literature Year 2
“You start a question, and it’s like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of the hill and away the stone goes, starting others…” – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Chapter 1.
After reflecting on this quote, I feel as if this is quote meant to serve as an encouragement to keep asking questions and increasing your knowledge until you find the answer your looking for. When I was reading over this quote, I began to have the opposite reaction to the one I perceived to be "correct" and this reaction could be symbolic of my senior year. As I sit back and reflect on my choices in life and my reason behind these choices, I began to uncover my true self. As these "stones keep starting other" I began to become more uncomfortable to the answers I found and began to reject these thoughts because I know the problem but choose not to act on this. Questions that truly challenged my morals and self - control and that would eventually shape the trajectory of my life. I began to realize quickly that I am not the man I once was due to my changing morals and ideals that effect my decisions and actions. it became very clear to me what actions are holding me in bondage of being able to experience life to the fullest and truly gather all that life has to offer for me. Many people say the first step in being released from bondage is to come to acceptance that your are truly in bondage, but what comes after that? What if you come to acceptance with yourself but cannot bring yourself around to change these actions and decisions in your life. Not only change your actions and decisions but change your morals and ideals. What if the bondage you are strapped to is where you go to find comfort? These questions are not a cry for help, but these are my thoughts from where "You sit quietly on top of the hill". This quiet place on top of the hill is the most precious and important things I have come to appreciate in my life. I have came to find peace and calm in the stillness of isolation and is where I find myself being able to take a step back from reality and analyze my actions and began to surface some of my most concealed thoughts. This quote has gave me comfort in myself that knowing it is okay to ask the hard questions and find out who you truly are. I believe you must first know yourself before you can know anything else. I know this entry is kinda off topic and short but I feel like this is truly what the quote meant to me and really hits home. Thank you Mrs. G!
After reflecting on this quote, I feel as if this is quote meant to serve as an encouragement to keep asking questions and increasing your knowledge until you find the answer your looking for. When I was reading over this quote, I began to have the opposite reaction to the one I perceived to be "correct" and this reaction could be symbolic of my senior year. As I sit back and reflect on my choices in life and my reason behind these choices, I began to uncover my true self. As these "stones keep starting other" I began to become more uncomfortable to the answers I found and began to reject these thoughts because I know the problem but choose not to act on this. Questions that truly challenged my morals and self - control and that would eventually shape the trajectory of my life. I began to realize quickly that I am not the man I once was due to my changing morals and ideals that effect my decisions and actions. it became very clear to me what actions are holding me in bondage of being able to experience life to the fullest and truly gather all that life has to offer for me. Many people say the first step in being released from bondage is to come to acceptance that your are truly in bondage, but what comes after that? What if you come to acceptance with yourself but cannot bring yourself around to change these actions and decisions in your life. Not only change your actions and decisions but change your morals and ideals. What if the bondage you are strapped to is where you go to find comfort? These questions are not a cry for help, but these are my thoughts from where "You sit quietly on top of the hill". This quiet place on top of the hill is the most precious and important things I have come to appreciate in my life. I have came to find peace and calm in the stillness of isolation and is where I find myself being able to take a step back from reality and analyze my actions and began to surface some of my most concealed thoughts. This quote has gave me comfort in myself that knowing it is okay to ask the hard questions and find out who you truly are. I believe you must first know yourself before you can know anything else. I know this entry is kinda off topic and short but I feel like this is truly what the quote meant to me and really hits home. Thank you Mrs. G!
Yo Kenan! Starting out the last blog post with a quote... how studious of you. With all seriousness, I really do like the quote you used. When I first read it, I interpreted it as one question just brings another, starting an endless cycle of questions. You really took this quote and applied it to your current life, looking into the deeper meaning of what asking questions can reveal about yourself. Knowing that I am the one on top of the hill asking the questions also gave a sense of empowerment to myself, that no matter what question I ask I will still be the one chilling on top of the hill. I really liked the coming of age theme in this post and how well the quote has applied to yourself recently. It has been a pleasure to be in the IB program with you and I look forward to what you will accomplish in the future. Keep on asking questions!
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